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Blog by Paul FairfieldAug 25, 20181:03 pmSeptember 15, 2018
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Ayn Rand Was Right About One Thing: Envy.

Crush #13 You won’t find a more polarizing writer than Ayn Rand. Typically, people who read her books either revere or despise her, and there’s little in between. There are reasons for this. She was […]

Blog by Paul FairfieldAug 18, 201810:35 amSeptember 20, 2018
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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 […]

Podcasts by Paul FairfieldAug 11, 20188:00 amAugust 13, 2018
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The Importance of Reading Books Podcast

Do you care about books? Does anyone even read books anymore? What makes books so important in a world which seems to value them less?  What is the difference between reading books—e-books, audio books, whatever—or […]

Podcasts by Paul FairfieldAug 1, 20189:00 amJuly 30, 2018
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Rush Crush Podcast

What is it about this highly unusual rock band that gets them nominated for the list of the greatest of all time?  After a career which lasted almost 50 years, why do they belong in […]

Podcasts by Paul FairfieldJul 25, 20186:41 pmJuly 25, 2018
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Philosophy For Children Podcast

In this podcast Paul Fairfield asks, can you get children interested in philosophy? And if you could, would you want to? The point here isn’t to make your kids into professional philosophers. A child can come […]

Podcasts by Paul FairfieldJul 22, 20181:36 pm
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Can Creative Thinking Be Taught? Podcast

In this podcast, Paul Fairfield discusses whether or not it is possible to teach creativity effectively. What role, if any, does formal education play in fostering creative thought or artistic talent? How much does creativity […]

Blog by Paul FairfieldJul 20, 201810:48 amJuly 20, 2018
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Rush Crush

Crush #12 Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins had this to say about the Canadian rock trio, Rush: “I believe when people step back and actually really look at who the great bands were, they […]

Podcasts by Paul FairfieldJul 15, 201810:43 am
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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 […]

Blog by Paul FairfieldJul 11, 20184:38 pmJuly 10, 2018
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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 […]

Blog by Paul FairfieldJul 5, 201811:01 amJuly 4, 2018
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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 […]

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