What Are You Reading…On Roleplaying
This week in my Business Ethics class the students will learn about Utilitarianism and Deontology. In addition to the lectures I’ve prepared, I’ve designed...
Early Career Research Spotlight: Ashley Dressel
This edition of the Early Career Research Spotlight features the work of Ashley Dressel. She is an Assistant Professor at the College of St....
What Are You Reading…On Capitalism
This past week I attended the Henan Provincial Banquet in honor of the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China....
Maximizing Well-Being?
In the final pages of Reason and Persons, Derek Parfit asks, “What would be best for someone, or would be most in this person’s...
What Are You Reading…On Marriage
Commitment is a powerful thing. The moment we make a commitment—whether it is to another person, an institution, an ideology, or something else—our lives...
What Are You Reading…On Pedagogy
Now that the 2017-2018 academic year has begun, it is time to return to some tasks and projects that we’ve set aside for a...
Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Reflections on Charlottesville
The following text is a revised transcript of a talk Lewis Gordon gave to the Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) as part of...
What Are You Reading…On Cosmopolitanism
Since my last “What Are You Reading” column, I have traveled halfway around the world to China, where I am beginning a position teaching...
What Are You Reading…On Dreams
A month or so ago, I read the most recent addition to the Sandman graphic novels, Sandman: Overture. I was struck by J.H. Williams’...
What Are You Reading…On Satire
A couple days ago I was shown an amicus brief filed by the ACLU in support of John Oliver’s defense against coal executive Bob...