Viewing truth as context-dependent doesn’t diminish its value — it invites nuance and thoughtful engagement with differing perspectives.
Michael P. Lynch | Jan 2
"Investigations of a Dog" is a funny and deeply philosophical tale of a lone, maladjusted dog who defies scientific dogma and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world.
Aaron Schuster | Dec 9, 2024
The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.
Robert Hassan | Nov 26, 2024
Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
Daniel R. DeNicola | Sep 12, 2024
Dennett's classic story raises deep philosophical questions about identity and consciousness.
Daniel Dennett | May 6, 2024
One can undergo a sublime experience even in the face of a life-threatening force.
David E. Nye | Feb 20, 2024
Only when clinicians dispel stereotypes about psychosis and understand the complex ways hallucinations can offer meaning, comfort, and purpose to patients can they truly guide them toward recovery.
Abigail Gosselin | Jan 15, 2024
Notes on my winter’s visit to Larung Gar, one of the largest academies of philosophy in history.
Matthieu Ricard | Nov 27, 2023
The next time you catch yourself doomscrolling, take it as an invitation to own your own horror.
Erik Davis | Oct 1, 2023
Our broken definition of play is drawn from a white European philosophical tradition that has harmed and erased people of color.
Aaron Trammell | Jun 15, 2023