Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album has been met with controversy, even among general praise. Here, scholars across different disciplines examine and discuss it. Continue reading
September 22, 2022
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Category Archives: The Philosopher’s Perspective
August 11, 2022
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Roundtable: Voyeur Gaming
Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. 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
May 12, 2022
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The Podcast Where Movies Meet Philosophy
Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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“So Bad It’s Good”: How to Love Bad Movies
Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
November 4, 2021
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Hi-Phi Nation’s Barry Lam on the Art of Podcasting
The philosopher and podcaster behind Hi-Phi Nation talks about his creative process, trends, and whether podcasts are really art. Continue reading
October 28, 2021
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What “Slave Play” Can Teach Us About Art and Ourselves
An incident at Slave Play shows what is wrong with philosophers’ obsession with distinctions Continue reading
August 27, 2021
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What Promising Young Woman Gets Right About Misogyny and Male Violence
Promising Young Woman is an unsatisfying film. But that’s what it gets deeply right about misogyny and patriarchy. Continue reading
August 19, 2021
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Astrology: Informative, Harmful, or Just Plain Fun?
Reading star signs does not reliably lead to knowledge, so why read them? Because it’s fun. Continue reading
June 30, 2021
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The Art Solipsist
Why would we ever spend our already scarce time and effort on difficult art? A lot of the time, it’s because we trust somebody. Continue reading
