Tag: "culture & society"

Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and a popular writer on linguistics and evolutionary psychology. Angela Tan interviews him about politics, language, death, and reasons to be optimistic.
[Issue 160: February/March 2024: Interview]

Simon & Finn

by Melissa Felder
[Issue 160: February/March 2024: Cartoon]

Saying, Keeping Silent & Showing

Slavoj Žižek on Wittgenstein and Cancel Culture.
[Issue 159: December 2023 / January 2024: Articles]

Debating Multiculturalism: Should There Be Minority Rights? by Peter Balint & Patti Tamara Lenard

Elaine Coburn navigates differences.
[Issue 159: December 2023 / January 2024: Books]

Seeing Through Transparency

Paul Doolan clearly sees transparency through philosophy.
[Issue 158: October/November 2023: Articles]

In Search of Us: Adventures in Anthropology by Lucy Moore

Roger Caldwell considers the quest of anthropologists.
[Issue 158: October/November 2023: Books]

The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom by John Gray

Thomas R. Morgan finds John Gray a bit downbeat.
[Issue 158: October/November 2023: Books]

Technology & Transformation

Helena Moradi looks at changing philosophical attitudes to technology.
[Issue 157: August/September 2023: Articles]

The Sopranos

Jarett Figlin discusses depravity & the American dream.
[Issue 157: August/September 2023: Television]

The Six Core Virtues

Massimo Pigliucci finds six ethical ideals shared by all cultures.
[Issue 156: June/July 2023: The Art of Living]

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