philosophy

How much information do you give away everyday?

What is it like to teach philosophy in prison? What is it like to study philosophy while in prison?

Should any person or institution who has benefited from our sorry history of racism be required to compensate the victims of racism?

Should we feel guilt about wrongs committed by ancestors we never even knew?

Is college really for everyone? Is there really a college for everyone?

How do I know that you're a fellow human being with a rich inner life like me?

John and Ken present their annual look back at the ideas and events of the past year that have challenged our assumptions and made us think about things in new ways.

If only the present moment exists, where does the future come from?

Is it rational to try to avoid risk, or does every decision involve some element of risk?

Would there still be colors in the world if there was no one around to see them?

What moral questions do weapons of mass destruction raise that ordinary weapons don't?

Is believing in conspiracy theories a sign of paranoia, or is rejecting them a sign of naiveté?

Is science inherently sexist, or is it just practiced that way?

Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? 

Question your electoral assumptions as John and Ken look beyond the horse race at some of the philosophical issues raised by this year’s campaign.

Is the self something we construct just to tie all our memories together?

Could our universe be just one among an infinite number of universes in the multiverse?

The law treats attempted murder less harshly than murder — does that mean the attempted murderer was lucky to have failed?

Are dark matter and dark energy scientific fact or scientific theory -- and why would that matter?

Could we get anything useful done without trusting someone?

John Dewey is regarded by some as the American philosopher. 

Wouldn't it be nice if wanting something to be so made it so?

What special status, if any, should religion have in the eyes of the law? 

What are the demographic dangers and challenges of a world awash in old folks? 

If you could see inside my brain when I was looking at a piece of art, would you know what it was like for me to look at that art?

Does it even make sense to ask what happened before the Big Bang?

Is there some knowledge we'd be better off without?

How did the humble pun revolutionize language, change history, and make wordplay more than just some antics?

What does it mean to have good (or bad) taste in music?

Is Identity politics the problem or the solution to what divides us?