Existentialism was a movement in continental European philosophy that had its heyday in the early to middle decades of the twentieth century. It has since been superseded by some more recent developments, from hermeneutics and […]
Author: Paul Fairfield
Paul Fairfield is Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada), the author of nine sole-authored books, and editor or co-editor of five anthologies.
My writings fall generally within the traditions of philosophical hermeneutics, phenomenology, and pragmatism, and major influences on my work to date include Friedrich Nietzsche, John Dewey, Martin Heidegger, and Hans-Georg Gadamer. Current projects include a book on the philosophy of history entitled Transitions: Philosophical Reflections on Historical Change and a book co-authored with Jeff Mitscherling entitled Artistic Creation.
Philosophy For Children
Crush #11 Can you get children interested in philosophy? And if you could, would you want to? Some philosophers have written about this, which might surprise you. We’re not surprised when teachers or parents try […]
Can Creative Thinking Be Taught?
Crush #10 There are limits to what a person can teach someone. Everything that’s known can be learned, but it doesn’t follow that it can also be taught. By creative thinking I have in mind […]
Why is Bob Dylan The Greatest Songwriter? Podcast
Bob Dylan has been called everything from a genius to an enigma, the original singer-songwriter, “the Shakespeare of songwriting,” and “the poet of our time.” Saying someone is the greatest in their field is hardly […]
The Importance Of Reading Books
Crush #9 Does anyone read books anymore? When I was in high school, I fell in love with books—books about philosophy, psychology, novels, basically whatever the small bookstore in my hometown carried, or a lot […]
Death for Beginners : Podcast
In this podcast Paul Fairfield explores death, which is the mystery of mysteries. How should we think about death? Philosophers have been thinking about this for two and a half millennia. It is a subject of […]
Education And Indoctrination
Crush #8 Teachers of nearly every kind are likely to agree that the great nemesis of education is what goes by the name of indoctrination. The agreement tends to end there, however. What is indoctrination, […]
The Art of Listening : Podcast
What is it to listen? In this podcast, Paul Fairfield, makes a case for the art of listening and discusses its importance. It seems we live in a culture where attention spans are shorter and […]
Bring Back The Existentialists
Crush #7 Existentialism was a movement in continental European philosophy that had its heyday in the early to middle decades of the twentieth century. It has since been superseded by some more recent developments, from […]
When You Get To The Top Of The Mountain – Then What? Podcast
In this podcast, Paul Fairfield examines what happens if you fail to think about moral decisions and responsibilities you will face when you get to the top of mountain. Failure to do so can result […]
