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Synthetic Disenchantment
We are only seeking man.
We have no need of other worlds.
We need mirrors.
–Stanisław Lem, Solaris
Machines, artificial intelligences (AI), can now produce creative works such...
On Epistemic Domination
The flow of evidence is pervasively impacted by social dynamics. One straightforward illustration of this point is that individuals routinely give evidence to one...
How to Be Dishonest with Deepfakes
Question: how can you be dishonest with deepfakes? Answer: create and share deepfakes. Ok, that’s much too glib. But it turns out, in my...
A Soul From Whom Nothing Can be Taken: Marguerite Porete—Mystic and Philosopher
Marguerite Porete said nothing as her life was taken from her. Or so goes the legend. The facts, according to reliable sources, are these:...
Is Compulsory Voting More Democratic?
Political scholars and commentators often lament low turnout in elections. Declining participation in established and more recent democracies has long been treated as a...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: Access. Access. Access…Did I Mention Access?
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the second of four installments....
Four Arendtian Theses for Interpreting U.S. Immigration Policy Under Trump
In her 1951 landmark study, The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt characterized statelessness as “the newest mass phenomenon in contemporary history,” one which has...
Our APA Central Watch Party Experience
The 2025 Central APA Watch Parties left an impact on our students, some of whom expressed surprise that a community college would have been...
Towards a Meaningful Life
My interest in philosophy began during my junior year study abroad program, an unexpected turn from my original path. Before then, I was fully...
The Übermensch of Excellence? In Defense of Ordinariness
This post was originally published on Kronika: Filozofski magazin and has been republished with the permission of Kronika and the author.
A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of...
