“It is through hearing stories about wicked stepmothers, lost children, good but misguided kings, wolves that suckle twin boys, youngest sons who receive no...

[Revised entry by Jonathan Dancy on May 28, 2022. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Harold Prichard was the acknowledged leader of a group of...

[Books I’ve read that I think may be of general interest. See also my book club entries under essays.] The New York Times best-selling...

In the past few decades, trust and distrust have become frequent subjects of journalistic and academic discourse. Much of this literature has dealt with...

[Revised entry by Sonam Thakchoe on May 28, 2022. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Tibetan philosophers argue that the two truths theory is not...

“All rules for study are summed up in this one: learn only in order to create.” – Friedrich Schelling, On University Studies Originally appeared...

“The philosophical concept was derived from the ordinary one through all sorts of misunderstandings, and it strengthens these misunderstandings. It is in no way...

A professor’s conundrum: Are students’ minds vessels for political transmission, or secret gardens sheltered from politics?  Originally appeared on Arts & Letters Daily Read...

Was Oscar Hammerstein II — Rodgers collaborator, Sondheim mentor — the most consequential figure in American musicals?  Originally appeared on Arts & Letters Daily...

Joseph Raz, who placed moral reasoning at the heart of legal philosophy, died this month. He was 83  Originally appeared on Arts & Letters...

“Prosperous and successful crime goes by the name of virtue; good men obey the bad, might is right, and fear oppresses law.” – Seneca,...

Leonardo Fiorespino currently teaches ethics at the University of New York in Prague (UNYP). His research focuses on contemporary democratic theory, populism, and normativity...