Cartesian Dualism in Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”
It’s taken scientists and philosophers centuries to beat back Cartesian dualism; then Rick Springfield comes along and undes all that good work.
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Philosophy on Overthinking It
Tommy, Can You See Moesha?
A look at the Tommy Westphall Hypothesis.
The Ethics of Scent of a Woman
To snitch or not to snitch. Hoo-wah!
MARRRRket Capitalism
The upcoming book “The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates” by George Mason economist Peter Leeson is either a superb example of economic history or an open invitation to propagate pirate jokes about economics and political philosophy across the … Continued
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The Philosophy of Batman: Political Sociology Edition
Over the past two weeks, much digital ink has been spilled about the political meanings and messages embedded in The Dark Knight. In this particular corner of the intertubes, considerable (over)thought has gone into dissecting the layers of philosophy in … Continued
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The Philosophy of Batman
(There Will Be Spoilers) Christopher Nolan didn’t major in philosophy in college (or “read philosophy at University,” as the case may be), but he evidently has some familiarity with the subject. How do I know? Well, both of his two … Continued