Mistaking Good Looks for Goodness: Yusuf Dikeç and the Halo Effect
You can’t miss it. Turkish marksman, Yusuf Dikeç, has gone viral. People are praising his cool demeanor and ‘novel’ ‘effortless’ technique. What does this...
Reconsidering Truth and Politics
In 2016 the sociologist Arlie Hochschild published Strangers in Their Own Land. The book appeared in the final days of that year’s presidential election...
Property and Contract Are Dead. Long Live Economic Rights!
“It passed away, as most social systems do, in its sleep, leaving its citizens unaware that it was gone. No society more fully reflects...
A Drama for the Sages
The performance might have been plugged as “Only Philosophers in the Building.” This past March, for Kant’s 300th birthday, the North American Kant Society...
And If I Die Before I Wake
I think Hemingway, almost always writing about himself, might say that it’s acceptable to be writing about one’s self as long as one is...
How to Prevent a Shipwreck…
Welcome to the first post of the Tech & Society blog series. Each month, this series will delve into the various challenges, issues, and advancements in both...
The Wildlife State of Gaia
Forests in which our ancient australopithecine ancestors evolved are in our archetypal unconscious, and it’s time we heed nature’s call for attention. In short,...
New Series: Perspectives on Democracy
In 2024, more than half of humanity will go to the polls, making this the biggest election year in history. Elections are taking place in...
What Does it Mean to Die with Dignity?
Assisted dying has always been controversial, but lately, it seems ever more present in public and philosophical debate. The proposed expansion of Canada’s Medical...
Philosophical Childhoods
You don’t get to be a parent, by whatever means, without being a child first. This seems trivial, but there is something here to...