The Metaphysics of “A Christmas Carol”

Have you ever seen a ghost? If you did, would you think you were having a hallucination, or would you…

Does Information Smell?

Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks have been doing a nice job of creating a fun and thought provoking series of…

Today, slavery is universally condemned as immoral, but until fairly recently, slavery was an accepted aspect of life. Most societies…

Jerry Fodor died yesterday at the age of 82. He was one of the most important philosophers of his generation,…

We are continuing our discussion of morality, inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Foundations Theory and the insights it provides into…

“Yes, of course I got your list of demands.” New Yorker caption contest People have been wondering about…

Need a break from morality? My wife and I are headed to the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Sunday, so…

Not so long ago, calling any right-wing personality or group “fascist” would have sounded over-the-top hysterical, entirely too alarmist. Not…

Like many top intellectuals the world over, I’ve been thinking about the shape of history itself. Spurred on by the…

When should loyalty trump justice? Never? Always? My answer: never! Unless it involves my family. Then I say: always! Justice…