Category: Philosophy
What Is Big History and Why Does It Matter?
My father is a professional historian who specializes in the Founding Fathers, especially George Washington. I recall a conversation I had with him, perhaps when […]
Why You Should Be Careful How Much Responsibility You Take
In my last post on Matt Murdock, also known as Daredevil, we saw a pattern regarding his feelings of self-worth: He minimizes the positive contributions […]
What Is Good Philosophy? |
This is part 3 of a series. See part 1 here and part 2 here. Daniel C. Dennett is an emeritus professor at Tufts University […]
Chess and Philosophy |
This post is part 2 of a series. Daniel C. Dennett is an emeritus professor at Tufts University and one of the most influential philosophers […]
An Interview with Daniel Dennett
Source: morhamedufmg / Pixabay Daniel C. Dennett is an emeritus professor at Tufts University and one of the most influential philosophers and cognitive scientists of […]
Living Like You’re Already Dead?
I recently had the pleasure of reading The American Book of the Dead by E. J. Gold. It is a rather remarkable book. Like other […]
The Life of Musonius |
Nero banished Musonius to Gyaros, the Alcatraz of the Mediterranean. Source: Olaf Tausch/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0. Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence on the […]
The Life of Seneca |
The Suicide of Seneca Wikimedia Commons/Manuel Domínguez Sánchez/Public domain Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence on the history of ideas, including on the thought […]
On Love and Hate |
Pictures of division, aggression, and hatred dominate the news these days, generating a seemingly endless cloud of gloom. Most of us desire exactly the opposite, […]
The Life of Epictetus |
Illustration of Epictetus, with lamp and crutch, in Edward Ivie’s 1715 Latin translation of the Enchiridion. Wikimedia Commons/William Sonmans/Public domain Stoic philosophy has exerted an […]