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28 April 2024

Why Is the World So Weird?

Quantum mechanics, mathematics, human consciousness.... whichever way you slice it, the universe is weird. How can our conscious minds be made from unconscious atoms? What should we make of quantum entanglement, or the fact that light can be both...

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21 April 2024

What Would Kant Do?

German idealist and moral philosopher Immanuel Kant is probably best known for his "Categorical Imperative," which says that you should act following...

14 April 2024

Shakespeare's Outsiders

Over 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. His many plays tackle questions about...

07 April 2024

Could Robots Be Persons?

As we approach the advent of autonomous robots, we must decide how we will determine culpability for their actions. Some propose creating a new legal...

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05 May 2024

The Legacy of Freud

Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? Sigmund Freud, who might have suggested the...

12 May 2024

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft is often labeled as a “liberal feminist” because of her concern for women’s rights and conceptions of freedom. But that label...

19 May 2024

Akan Philosophy and Personhood

The Akan people of West Africa have developed a system of metaphysics, epistemology, and moral philosophy with a special focus on personhood. For the...

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