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, […]
When You Get To The Top Of The Mountain – Then What?
Crush #3 Whatever you do for a living, you spend many years climbing the ladder. Going to school, getting credentials, chasing promotions, putting in the years. Through all these years the question is never why […]
Post-Truth, And What Ever Happened To Journalism?
Crush #2 We’re increasingly hearing that democratic politics has been corrupted by manipulators and liars, that old values of justice and truth itself have been sacrificed to corporate greed, ethno-nationalism, or populism. Most of the […]
Philosophy – Who Is It Good For?
Crush #1 Hello everyone, and welcome to something that we’re going to call Philosophy Crush. What I’m going to be doing here is a little different from what people in my line of work usually […]
The Journey Begins
Welcome to Philosophy Crush. Paul Fairfield and I are launching this philosophy-themed project to express everyday reflections that we hope will encourage people from all walks of life to think about and discuss issues that […]
