When books talk about books: The bigger picturePatricia Churchland on Immanuel Kant: a hasty dismissal. Or why every book you read should be one small voice in a much, much larger…Sep 18, 2019Sep 18, 2019
Guatemala: Vigilante JusticeLast week a taxi driver named Louis told me that two teenagers had been lynched in Puerto Barrios, a caribbean town in Guatemala.Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Avoiding trolley problemsThe trolley problem is a familiar ethical thought experiment. The tension that it helps to illuminate is that between morality derived from…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018
Published inAthena TalksOrphanage tragedy exposes corruptionAt least 37 girls dead after International Women’s Day protestMar 11, 20172Mar 11, 20172
Born without bootstrapsThe idea of personal responsibility carries a lot of clout in the United States. A personal responsibility ethic is attractive and easy to…Feb 19, 20171Feb 19, 20171
Poverty: a bigger pictureEveryone is busy, so we’ll keep this under two minutes. I’ll assume (with a reasonable margin of error) that if you’re reading this, you’re…Jan 3, 20172Jan 3, 20172
On SymbolismThe world that we live in is not given to us directly, it isn’t presented to us in its unadulterated, ultimate, real form. Everyday objects…Jun 26, 2016Jun 26, 2016
Trusting Your InstinctsDreams, Complex Instinct Behavior and the Collective UnconsciousJun 22, 20161Jun 22, 20161
