by Daniel A. Kaufman ____ The Electric Agora’s own E. John Winner spoke with me about the Marx Brothers and their relationship to American Comedy.
Month: July 2021
In Defense of Philosophy: Analytic, Pragmatist, and Transcendental
by Preston Stovall ____ [1] In a recent essay that got some attention in online circles in philosophy, Liam Kofi Bright foretold the end of
Dilemmas of Difference
by Kevin Currie-Knight _____ When confronted with those different from us, when should we notice and take the difference seriously, and when is it best
Being Moral
By Daniel A. Kaufman ___ On several occasions, I have described moral ‘oughts’ directed towards others as an invitation to self-governance. Moral Realism is a
The Cultual Significance of (Baby and Other) Food
by Kevin Currie-Knight ____ In this episode, Amy Bentley (food historian, NYU) talks about the cultural and historical reasons we eat as we do. Amy
The Ethics of Compulsory Education — And Public Schooling Too — With Crispin Sartwell
by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ Crispin Sartwell (Dickinson College) returns to Sophia to talk about the issues he has with compulsory, state-sponsored k-12 education. 10:50