I am a philosopher by trade and temperament motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses. I won't talk down to you I won't dumb down philosophy.
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A recent vote in the United Nations affirms the United States’ War on Woke. I map out the implications.
A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time
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Does anyone really know what time is it?
Does anyone really care about time?
If so, I can’t imagine why.
- Robert Lamm
That 1969 lyric captures a certain sentiment with which I am sympathetic. Perhaps not...
The Third Most Stupid Idea in Philosophy
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In response to my recent article, “The Two Stupidest Ideas in Philosophy,” several astute readers asked me to write about how some philosophers deny reality. I know what they mean. These philosophers, if we can call them...
Why I Skip Plato and Aristotle When I Teach Philosophy
To be clear, most of the students entering my introduction to philosophy courses have never encountered philosophy before.
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The Dangers of Quoting Out of Context
Nice sentiment, except Plato never believed it. This is why digging deeper is important. (Source: author)
My spouse saw in an e-mail an image with a quote attributed to Plato that read, “at the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” As yo...
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I'm a philosopher by trade and temperament. I escaped the Ivory Tower so that I can connect real philosophy with real life for real people. My research and writing specializes in personal identity formation and in political ideologies.
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