Issues in Philosophy

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When Time Stands Still (Video)

Why do we remember the past, and not the future? —Stephen Hawking We structure our lives on the flow of time. Yet physicists since Einstein have...
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Stoicism Now: Conversation with Massimo Pigliucci

Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He studies the nature of evolutionary theory, the relationship...
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Has physics made philosophy obsolete? (Video)

Philosophy is dead...Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.  —Stephen Hawking From neuroscience to cosmology, Hawking to Dawkins,...
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Philosophy in Dark Times: Conversation with Sandy Grant

Sandy Grant is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge and at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge.  I spoke with Dr. Grant about philosophy's role in the...

APA board issues post-election statement

The board of officers of the APA has voted unanimously to issue the following statement: Leading up to the United States presidential election one month...

Freedom to Speak or Freedom from Censure? Critiquing the Professor Watch List

By Nathan Eckstrand A common misconception about the First Amendment is that if you are criticized for your beliefs, then your first amendment rights are...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Controversial (Video)

We all want to do the right thing. But from suicide bombers to Catholic priests, we have never been able to agree on what...
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Existential Comics: Interview with Corey Mohler

Existential Comics is a philosophy webcomic that was launched in 2013 by Portland-based software engineer Corey Mohler.  He has published 161 comics with 121 different philosophers as characters....
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What is evil? (Video)

What is evil? In her book Evil in Modern Thought, the continental philosopher Susan Neiman argued that the origins of philosophy as an academic discipline...
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Missing Evidence (Video)

We like to think that science exists in a cosy, objective world based on facts and evidence. But from gravity to dark matter, string...