PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: If you’re anything like me, when you see a large mass of humanity going in one direction your instinct is to go another way. I can’t say what this instinct is exactly, where […]

PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: If you’re anything like me, when you see a large mass of humanity going in one direction your instinct is to go another way. I can’t say what this instinct is exactly, where […]
PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: On your next day off consider getting in your car and driving far out of the city and deep into the countryside. You’ll find some interesting things there. Some of them are funny […]
PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: When you see a philosopher staring out a window, they’re not daydreaming. They’re working. A philosopher is always working. We don’t keep regular hours. We don’t clock in and clock out, and we […]
PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: How will COVID-19 change our society, not only in the months ahead but over the longer term? Many are offering predictions about how our lifestyles might change as a result of the pandemic, […]
PODCAST: TRANSCRIPT: One of the oldest and most central questions of philosophy is, how should we live? What is the good life for human beings? Another has to do with understanding the times: what is […]
We are pleased to present part two of our inaugural Symposium Podcast: What is Love? Part one of this Symposium consisted of individual readings which last about 5 to 10 minutes each. Part two consists […]
We are pleased to present our inaugural Symposium Podcast: What is Love? With Plato’s Symposium in mind, we’ve assembled a team of illustrious philosophers to discuss love or eros. In keeping with ancient Greek tradition, […]
Eagles, singer-songwriter Don Henley writes, “common sense is goin’ out of style.” I disagree with him. It’s not going; it’s gone. By now, you’ve all heard of “post-truth.” I’ve written about that here already. The […]
C. G. Prado is Professor Emeritus of philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON Canada. His research ranges over several fields, but he has made especially important contributions to Foucault scholarship and biomedical ethics. Among […]
In this podcast Paul Fairfield goes out on a limb to speculate about the “it” factor when it comes to celebrities, athletes and other famous people. As it turns out, the “it” factor is something […]