October 30, 2016

The rarely-used word that would describe a Trump presidency

We are witnessing the birth of a kleptocracy. If he's elected, Trump's White House will be the command center for the most individually-tailored redistribution of wealth in American history.

October 10, 2016

How should we think about moral relativism?

Some cultures eat horse meat, others make children work, others have caste systems, while others publicly display their own sex acts. Are these just preferences or can they be evaluated from an objective standpoint?

September 12, 2016

Why do men and women have different conversation styles?

Language is about more than communication.

September 11, 2016

A sermon and an essay on the events of September 11, 2001.

Two essays in honor of the 15th anniversary on America.

August 17, 2016

Should prostitution be legal? (Starting a conversation)

Sex work is nothing new, but what qualifies as it is vague.

July 11, 2016

Is there only one way to be authentically Black?

Will and Carlton were asking questions that had roots in Aristotle, Leviticus, and Papal law.

May 20, 2016

Always Talk About the Elephant: A two-minute commencement address

May 9, 2016

Do we still need the eighteenth century?

Slavery wasn’t abolished until the 19th century and women weren’t allowed to vote in most of the world until the 20th.

April 11, 2016

Do we need a philosophy of aging?

When it comes to aging, the practice is probably more important than the theory.

March 10, 2016

Should philosophy be "in your face"?

People have tried to destroy philosophy. They have killed and exiled philosophers, they have banned books and ignored scholars, but philosophy is still here.

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The rarely-used word that would describe a Trump presidency

We are witnessing the birth of a kleptocracy. If he's elected, Trump's White House will be the command center for the most individually-tailored redistribution of wealth in American history.

How should we think about moral relativism?

Some cultures eat horse meat, others make children work, others have caste systems, while others publicly display their own sex acts. Are these just preferences or can they be evaluated from an objective standpoint?

Why do men and women have different conversation styles?

Language is about more than communication.

A sermon and an essay on the events of September 11, 2001.

Two essays in honor of the 15th anniversary on America.

Should prostitution be legal? (Starting a conversation)

Sex work is nothing new, but what qualifies as it is vague.

Is there only one way to be authentically Black?

Will and Carlton were asking questions that had roots in Aristotle, Leviticus, and Papal law.

Always Talk About the Elephant: A two-minute commencement address

Do we still need the eighteenth century?

Slavery wasn’t abolished until the 19th century and women weren’t allowed to vote in most of the world until the 20th.

Do we need a philosophy of aging?

When it comes to aging, the practice is probably more important than the theory.

Should philosophy be "in your face"?

People have tried to destroy philosophy. They have killed and exiled philosophers, they have banned books and ignored scholars, but philosophy is still here.