Understanding the Present through Interdisciplinary Study
This is the sixth and final post in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory...
What Are You Reading…On the Unexpected
Like the vast majority of pollsters, pundits, and other political observers, I was blindsided this past week by the election of Donald Trump. My...
Spaces of Newness in a World of Crises: Imagining Philosophy Beyond the Party of...
This post is the fifth in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory Workshop is...
What Are You Reading…On Elections
There is one event happening this week that will, barring something unexpected, override every other news story. The 2016 election has been one for...
How do you Make Literature Studies Relevant?
This post is the fourth in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory Workshop is...
What Are You Reading…On Phenomenological and Existential Philosophy
I was recently in Salt Lake City, Utah for the Society for Phenomenological and Existential Philosophy’s (SPEP) annual meeting. There were many interesting sessions,...
What’s Critical about Psychoanalysis?
This post is the third in a series on the work of the Critical Theory Workshop/Atelier de Théorie Critique. The Critical Theory Workshop is...
Developing the Virtues
This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them.
Helicopter parenting is denounced by onlookers (e.g., David Brooks) as...
Accessible and Inaccessible Disciplines: why philosophy and science are similar but are treated differently
This post originally appeared on OUPblog and appears here as part of our partnership with them.
Amongst my books is a late nineteenth century edition...
What Are You Reading…On Sustainability and Change (Part 2)
Last week I compiled a list of books that inspired participants at a conference I attended to pursue unconventional career paths. As is often...




