On punishment and vigilantism in “Dexter” and “Burn Notice”
Immanuel Kant on Overthinking It
The Philosophy of Batman, Schopenhauer Edition 2: The Dark Knight Rises
In a follow-up years in the making, we re-examine the philosophy of the Nolan Batman and his will-to-life.
OverWinging It: Season 2, Episodes 3-5
The Death of the Author and of Katy Perry
Did Katy Perry intend to unfollow Russell Brand on Twitter? Or was she thwarted by French literary theorist Roland Barthes?
Underthinking It: Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Dick Wolf’s Abject Theory of Justice
But Thou Must: Video Games and the Categorical Imperative
Justice is Blonde: Theories of Crime and Punishment in Gossip Girl
The philosophical bases of punishment and the relationship between the police power of the state and economic elites in Gossip Girl.