Humaning is Hard, but Philosophy Can Help
Erica Lucast Stonestreet, Mona MonaExploring the philosophy in everyday experiences for the reflective and curious--because philosophy is everywhere, and it matters. Essay posts on Thursdays from your friendly neighborhood philosophy professor. Grab a cup and come sit with me!
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Given and Chosen: What we mean when we say "family"
Not too long ago at an ordinary family dinner, a thought struck me with surprising force: My Spouse is family.
Duh, you’re thinking? Yes. It is utterly obvious in one sense.
But in another sense, it represented a perspective shift.
Here...
Grace: The beauty of virtue
In early summer as I was celebrating my descent from the chairship of our department, I wrote a bit about grace as a personal virtue, sparked by my colleagues’ use of the word “grace” in connection with my service as the chair.
That post p...
Holding America to its own standards (and surfacing a couple more)
It will escape no one’s notice—including, I imagine, those of you who live across oceans—that two days from today is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. I’m confident I don’t need to explain the historic...
Grace in a storm: Reflections of a snarky department chair
When I consented to become the Philosophy Department chair in 2019, I told my colleagues not to expect much in the way of vision, but that I could keep the ship sailing. Seven years later those colleagues gave me a copy of Sebastian Junger’...
Ideas matter: a modern-day apologia for the humanities
Dear Readers,
Looking ahead to a busy summer and fall, I’ve decided to post only every other week in June, July, and August. This will give me a little more breathing space to gather ideas, write, and rest as I also gear up to teach two br...
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I write about philosophical questions raised by everyday life for thoughtful folks. Brought to you by five decades of humaning and two decades of teaching philosophy—plus whatever I'm reading, good conversation, sunlight, coffee, and mac & cheese.
Philosopher-at-large writing in the traditions of existentialism, phenomenology, feminism, and critical theory. ex-UCBerkeley, ex-GrinnellCollege ex-StonyBrook
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