Has social media brought us together or pulled us apart? In this podcast, Paul Fairfield, Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University argues for the latter. Social media and electronic technology in general today are becoming […]
Category: The Examined Life
What is “it”?
Crush #18 It’s a common expression: “She’s got it.” What does she have? Spotting “it,” or those who have “it,” is easy. Putting your finger on what the “it” factor is, or whether “it” even […]
Moments Of Decision
Crush #14 There are times when we’re called on to make a decision. I’m not talking about everyday decisions but the momentous ones, those choices that reveal who you are. We all face these moments […]
Social Media Are Making Us Antisocial
Crush #14 When Facebook came into existence my first thought was, this will be very popular among unusually narcissistic adolescents, maybe teenagers too. I was surprised to learn that people in their twenties were using […]
Bring Back The Existentialists : Podcast
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 It has since been superseded by some more recent developments, from hermeneutics and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Death For Beginners
Crush #5 How should we think about death? Philosophers have been thinking about this for two and a half millennia. For a topic that’s so elusive, they’ve had a lot to say. Let me focus […]
Philosophy – Who Is It Good For? Podcast
Welcome to our inaugural podcast! Soon we will be live on iTunes and Google Play. In this podcast, Paul Fairfield, Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario, addresses the questions, what is philosophy? […]
The Art of Listening
Crush #4 Why is the act of speaking commonly thought more important than listening? As something of a natural listener myself, this has always puzzled me enormously. What is it to listen? Students, for example, […]
