“Study,” “Otherwise Worlds,” & the Issues that Arise in Life
Katherine speaks with radical educator Laura Nelson about the university, the idea of study, and building community at Harvard and beyond.
Three Ways to Bring Climate into Your Teaching
Addressing climate change is one of the mega-responsibilities of our lifetimes—and the lifetimes of our students. Philosophy offers excellent tools and relevant resources for...
Philosophy and the Mirror of Technology: Technology and the Politics of the Common Good
A focus for the Philosophy and The Mirror of Technology Series is the pervasive impact of technology. This piece considers the danger consistent with...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Inwardness: An Outsiders’ Guide
In his new book, Inwardness: An Outsiders’ Guide, Jonardon Ganeri explores questions about our inner lives. He includes perspectives from a range of traditions,...
Minding the Gap: Language Games and Early Trauma in Analytic Process
Gaming a System
I hope in this article to describe how the heart and “guts” of our analytic or therapeutic processes cannot be captured in...
Reason & the Life to Come: Caleb Cohoe on Spiritual Exercises
John Cooper was right that truth and reason matter to philosophy as a way of life; but not only truth and reason matter.
Recently Published Book Spotlight: George Yancy: A Critical Introduction
This edition of the Recently Published Book Spotlight features George Yancy: A Critical Introduction (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), publishing November 15, 2021. Edited by Kimberley Ducey...
Socially Sustainable, Thoroughly Democratic Power
The people of California were understandably angry to learn that PG&E, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, ignored fire risks...
Recently Published Book: Other Lives: Mind and World in Indian Buddhism
Sonam Kachru, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, considers himself a historian of philosophy without borders. His research centers on...
Philosophy and the Mirror of Technology: The Limits of Objectivity
A goal of this series is to explore the relationship among science, philosophy and faith. Previously, I made the case that modern physics is...