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Philosophy

How Einstein Reconciled Religion to Science

He believed the lawful harmony of the universe suggested the existence of Spinoza‘s God.

November 29, 2018

We Are All Bewildered Machines

Bewilderment is the antidote to scientific reductionism.

November 9, 2018

Do Religious People Really Have a Problem with Evolution?

My journey into the middle ground of the science-religion culture war.

July 17, 2018

The Smaller the Theater, the Faster the Music

Composer Philip Glass talks time with painter Fredericka Foster.

How Posture Makes Us Human

The philosophy and science of standing up straight.

April 27, 2018

The Self Is Other People

Our very sense of who we are is intertwined with what we see when we see other people look at us.

April 2, 2018

A Modest Proposal for Thanksgiving

Or, For Preventing the Annual Repast from Being a Burden on the Earth, and for Making It Beneficial to the Publick.*

November 22, 2017

Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids?

The captivating horror of category violation.

September 25, 2017

Sexism Killed My Love for Philosophy Then Mary Astell Brought It Back

How one woman philosopher reinvigorated another.

August 30, 2017