Category: Philosophy
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You Might Be An Existentialist If…
Is people-watching from an outdoor café, Americano in hand, a legitimate pastime, or, let’s be frank, fieldwork? If so, you’re in the right spot, continue: Has Kafka’s The Trial resonated a little too well? Do you see shades where others only see black? “That’s clearly ‘charcoal,’ dear.” Do you loathe texting, in part because it…
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Be More Existential, Less AI
The pitch. An email. Time crunch. A need to get it just right. A seemingly perfect solution: Have AI do it. There’s an ample amount of research on overuse of AI to the point where “AI slop” has entered the lexicon reminiscent of the way Google became a verb. Somewhere in the mix, expediency and…
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Names, Numbers, and Body Parts: A Blueprint for Evil
The infamous Stanford Prison Experiment I find interesting, but not for any of the reasons regarding its purpose or the dubious conclusions. Despite it being a staple on my Philosophy syllabi over the years, there isn’t much routine or repetition in the classroom discussions for it. That in and of itself is interesting! How can…
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Learn Philosophy Without Enrolling: 4 Conversations with Professors from Columbia, UConn, UC Riverside & LMU
Tapping into my eternal student syndrome, I was on Harvard’s free online course webpage, giddy over which class to pick. The opportunity to enroll in one of these course offerings reminded me of why I wanted to create and continue to produce Good Is In The Details podcast, namely, access for a broad public to…
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Legal Equality Isn’t Cultural Equality: What The Movie 9 to 5 and John Stuart Mill Still Teach Us
What does Women’s Equality Mean to You Today? With the news of Dolly Parton’s passing, I decided to re-visit the classic, the iconic, the clever 1980 movie 9 To 5. I remember watching it as a child to the soundtrack of my parents’ chuckles, which crescendoed at the scene of Lily Tomlin in the hospital…
