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A Fiery Take on Philosophy

By Kendall McKinnon
April 24, 2024 11:30 AM
Associate Professor Justin White brings philosophy to broader audiences with his lecture on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Plato’s Defense of Socrates

By Rylin Green
April 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Sophists attacked Socrates after his execution. To Plato, this meant war.
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Philosophy's Secret to a Happy Relationship

By Rylin Green
March 11, 2024 12:00 PM
Maintaining romantic relationships is no easy feat. Dr. Jason Whiting shares how philosophy can help.
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“Two things fill the mind with increasing admiration and reverence the more often and more steadily one reflects upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.”
– Immanuel Kant