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Philosophy

back to school Feb. 26, 2021

The Julien Baker Reading Guide to Her New Album Little OblivionsHow East of Eden, R.O. Kwon’s The Incendiaries, and critical theory connect to the singer-songwriter’s stunning third album.

By Justin Curto
the good class Nov. 14, 2019

Of Course The Good Place Got Its Own College SeminarAuditing The Good Class with guest lecturer Michael Schur (and 17 very lucky Notre Dame students).

By Lauren Chval

philosophy Apr. 13, 2018

Kanye West is Writing a Philosophy Book“I’ve got a concept about photographs, and I’m on the fence about photographs.”

By Halle Kiefer
cars 3 June 19, 2017

7 Existential Quandaries Raised by the Cars SeriesWhere do baby cars come from?

By Nate Jones
May 16, 2017

Norm Macdonald and the Art of the ContradictionProbably the greatest significance of Norm Macdonald’s new Netflix standup special Hitler’s Dog comes with the sparklingly succinct way […]

By Lars Russell
jaden smith Dec. 2, 2015

Jaden Smith, Heir to Galileo and Martin Luther, Is Writing a Philosophy Book“I feel like it’s an honor, actually, for people to think I’m crazy.”

By Emma Barrie
Sept. 16, 2015

‘The Big Lebowski’, Wittgenstein, and the Garbage Pile That Is Online […]Recently Slate tech writer David Aurbach wrote a fascinating column about how Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language can account for much […]

By Eddie Brawley
Aug. 10, 2011

The Philosophy of Louis CKThe opening music to FX’s Louie starts off innocuously enough; in fact, it’s a verbatim rendition of a song called “Brother […]

By Nicholas Mancusi
news reel June 5, 2007

Russell Simmons’s Crazy Koans