Philosophers

Philosopher Wants To Make High-Brow Porn

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.18.2012

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In a world where the overtly sexual novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" can dominate the cultural landscape -- and the best-seller lists -- it seemed likely ...

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Young Black Philosophers Respond to the Trayvon Martin Case

Myisha Cherry | Posted 05.29.2012

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Very few of the facts in the case of Trayvon Martin's death are in dispute. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old honor student Martin was visiting his fa...

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Why does Rousseau matter today?

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.07.2012

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This year, Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau turns 300. To celebrate, the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and the City of Geneva ha...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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Slowly Balancing Our Goals and Lives

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Morris

Philosophers have never been known for speed. You can't go that fast in a toga, or a tweed jacket. We take our time. A professor at Yale once explaine...

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What is Philosophy? It's Not About Beards and Togas

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tom Morris

This week, The New York Times launched a new online commentary called "The Stone," where academic philosophers, professors at our colleges and univers...

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Cornel West 'Living and Loving Out Loud'

Joe Territo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Princeton University's Cornel West -- the American philosopher, author, critic, pastor, actor and civil rights activist -- compares his lifestyle to the blues in his new autobiography.

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Reselling Things That Already Exist

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

For a hot minute, I couldn't decide if this strategy is the dumbest thing since "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" or if it's pure genius. I was stuck with an uncomfortable in-between feeling.

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