Shakespeare Contra Nietzsche by Andrew Lanham
In the 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, one of his most influential afterlives has been in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, who thought
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First Impressions # 71: Marc Van De Mieroop on the Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia
Long before Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, Babylonians developed their own rational system for exploring truth. Joseph Ryan Kelly talks with Marc Van De
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Theology and the University: A Lover’s Quarrel – Jonathan D. Teubner
Jonathan D. Teubner on Johannes Zachhuber’s Theology as Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany “A professorship of theology should have no place in our institution,”
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The Logic of God: A New Look at an Old Reason to Believe – By Joshua Rasmussen
Joshua Rasmussen on A.D. Smith’s Anselm’s Other Argument Can belief in God be based upon reason? Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109) thought so.
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Philosophy in Dialogue – By Matthew A. Benton
Matthew A. Benton on Timothy Williamson’s Tetralogue: I’m Right, You’re Wrong Living in society means learning from, and disagreeing with, others. Much of what
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Was Heidegger a Semitic Nomad? – By Michael Inwood
Michael Inwood on Projection and Heidegger’s Black Notebooks Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is a controversial figure. He is widely revered, especially in France but now
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Philosophers and YouTube – by Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton on communicating philosophy in a digital age Traditionally, philosophy has been nervous around the idea of communication. Reaching out has
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The Paradox of wu-wei – By Andrew B. Irvine
Andrew B. Irvine on Edward Slingerland’s Trying not to Try Almost all the arts of life are enhanced when performed with unselfconscious spontaneity
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Psmith’s Art of Cool: War and Zen in P.G. Wodehouse – By Ted Scheinman
Ted Scheinman on Psmith as philosophe and his spiritual calm Pelham Grenville Wodehouse committed his first act of civil disobedience in the nave
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Bastille Day in Beverly Hills: The Revolution, Televised – By Ted Scheinman
Ted Scheinman on Ernest & Celestine We were both light in the head from a five-mile hike that had verged on a vision
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