Wrestling with Philosophy

In this blog I present, in an informal way, core ideas in philosophy and their application to current events and everyday life. For critical thinking lessons and resources, please check out my free online course reasoningforthedigitalage.com

Friday, March 16, 2018

Identity, Truth, and Stoicism in the Face of Crumbling Norms of Civil Discourse

Introduction Yo. Check it. You can't have a functioning democracy without at least two things: a concern for truth and civil discou...

Friday, January 5, 2018

Why Do Something Rather than Nothing? A Stoic Puzzle

Introduction The first question of philosophy is, How should I live my life? For the Ancient Greeks, the answer was to live a good l...

Monday, October 30, 2017

How to Get an A on any Exam

Introduction For most of my pre-college education I was a very average student--and that's being charitable. In my first year of col...

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Value and Gun Rights

The American Dream Introduction I've mentioned before that philosophers distinguish between lumpers and splitters. Splitters t...

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