A philosopher tackles difficult themes in the JD Salinger short story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” Continue reading
September 22, 2023
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October 13, 2022
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Sally Haslanger on “Under One Small Star”
Philosopher Sally Haslanger reflects on life through a poem by Wislawa Szymborska Continue reading
September 15, 2022
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Accessibility and the Problem of Alt Text: Who Is It For and How Could It Be Better?
An analysis of the intricacies of how alternative text is used to communicate fundamentally visual information in a linguistic mode. Continue reading
September 8, 2022
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What Should We Do About Problematic Characters and Their Bad Fans?
Bad fans think morally condemnable characters are good and admirable. Are they wrong? Continue reading
August 25, 2022
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Park Jiwon on Why Crows Aren’t Black
What an 18th-century Korean philosopher can teach us about vision and color Continue reading
August 5, 2022
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Picturing Philosophy: How to Do Philosophy in the Visual Mode
Once you let go of philosophy as abstract ideas put into writing, you start to see it in lots of places, including images. Continue reading
April 6, 2022
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The Mississippi River in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Mississippi River may look like just another river, but experiencing it can contain so much more. Continue reading
March 10, 2022
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Evan Malone on Critical Role
Philosopher Evan Malone discusses the aesthetic import of a tabletop RPG Continue reading
February 23, 2022
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Nick Riggle on Cut Piece
Philosopher Nick Riggle reflects on Yoko Ono’s famous performance work “Cut Piece” Continue reading
December 14, 2021
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Sergio Tenenbaum on Abbas Kiarostami
Philosopher Sergio Tenenbaum reflects on Abbas Kiarostami’s film “Close-Up” Continue reading
