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 […]
Category: The Examined Life
Adversity IV: Flee The Cities, Work From Home
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, […]
The Art of Living in Questionable Times
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 […]
Symposium Podcast – What is Love? (Part Two)
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 […]
Symposium Podcast – What is Love? (Part One)
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, […]
Post Common Sense Podcast
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 […]
Foucault, Social Media & Post-Truth: A Conversation with C. G. Prado
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 […]
What is “it”? Podcast
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 […]
Philosophy East and West Podcast
Will globalism bring together these two great, yet distinct, world views? What we may well see is an Eastern turn or, better, some larger-scale dialogue between Eastern and Western philosophy than we have seen at any […]
Professionalism
Crush #21 We can probably agree that professionalism is an important value, but what is it? It’s a virtue of the workplace, and isn’t limited to doctors, lawyers, accountants, and so on, but can apply […]
