A Philosopher's Blog

The Republican narrative that gun violence is caused by mental illness is sometimes true, much as a broken analog clock is right two times a day. On November 20, 2014,

Bionics have long been part of science fiction (most famously the Six Million Dollar Man), the reality of prosthetics has mostly been disappointing. But, thanks to America’s endless wars and

While I like being a professor, with each passing year I am less likely to recommend this career path. This is not because I fear competition (I am a tenured

For those not familiar with the term, to catcall is to whistle, shout or make a comment of a sexual nature to a person passing by. In general, the term

Teenagers are stereotyped as poor decision makers who engage in risky behavior. These stereotypes are often explained in terms of the teenage brain (or mind) being immature and lacking the

Like most people, I have eaten bugs. Also, like most Americans, this has been unintentional and often done in ignorance. I’ve accidentally inhaled a few bugs while running but mostly

As science and philosophy explained the natural world in the Modern Era, the philosophical idea of strict determinism was embraced by thinkers like Thomas Hobbes. Strict determinism, as often presented,

Back in 2014 Kaci Hickox, a nurse from my home state of Maine, returned to the United States after serving as a health care worker in an Ebola outbreak. Rather