Star Trek and Scarcity
Over at Mises.org Jonathan Newman takes up an issue that will be discussed in The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy (to be published in 2016). Click here to read “Star Trek is Wrong: There Will Always be Scarcity.”
Louis C.K. and Plato
Check out Mark Edmundson on Louis C.K. and Plato over at VQR. Click here.
Noël Carroll on the Paradox of Horror
Check out philosopher Noël Carroll discussing the paradox of horror in a video interview at Aeon magazine. Why do we watch horror movies that give rise to feelings of fear and disgust? Noël Carroll has the answer. Click here
Call for Abstracts: Wonder Woman and Philosophy
Call for Abstracts Wonder Woman and Philosophy Edited by Jacob M. Held The Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for cross posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu If you have comments or criticisms for the…
Call for Abstracts: True Detective and Philosophy
Call for Abstracts True Detective and Philosophy Edited by Jacob Graham & Tom Sparrow The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for Cross-posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu If you have comments or criticisms for…
Call for Abstracts: Alien and Philosophy
Call for Abstracts Alien and Philosophy Edited by Kevin S. Decker The Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture Series Please circulate and post widely. Apologies for cross posting. To propose ideas for future volumes in the Blackwell series please contact the Series Editor, William Irwin, at williamirwin@kings.edu If you have comments or criticisms for the…
Going Where No One Has Gone Before, Gingerly?
Going Where No One Has Gone Before, Gingerly? By Kevin S. Decker In a recent edition of Forbes, Janet Stemwedel, an ethics and science writer, asked the question, “Is Star Trek’s Prime Directive ethical?” Stemwedel considers two aspects of the Prime Directive’s moral dimensions (autonomy and consequences) and comes to the conclusion that the Prime…
High-Intensity, Functional Fitness (and Formation?)
High-Intensity, Functional Fitness (and Formation?) Crossfit and Philosophy By Zachary Mabee Those who have (philosophically inclined) interest in the world of popular culture probably ought to have something to say about the fitness world. After all, personal and group fitness command a great deal of time and money in many people’s lives. (Think, e.g., of how…
Mike Rowe and Ayn Rand: Somebody’s Gotta Do It
Mike Rowe and Ayn Rand Somebody’s Gotta Do It By Carrie-Ann Biondi Open any newspaper. Turn on any news channel. Politicians and many of their constituents clamor for government to “do something” about the latest so-called emergency. Whether it’s about the economy, education, or healthcare, they urge that “somebody’s gotta do it,” and by that…
Taking Ted Seriously
Taking Ted Seriously By Ashley Whitaker According to existentialist philosophers like Simone de Beauvoir, human beings are free. But, Beauvoir argues, women are often treated like they are not free. Rather they are treated like objects with essential natures, that are not free. In fact, we all experience objectification to some degree with societal…
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