Philosophy
Justice Goes Global
Through the aid of technology and of simultaneous translation, “Justice” students in three countries now debate ethical dilemmas in real time with each other.
Colbert Grills Michael Sandel on Ethics, Cannibalism
Colbert and Sandel had a seven-minute exchange that focused on the core issues of justice in our world, from overpaid baseball stars to hypothetical cannibalism.
Interactive Justice, From the Comfort of Your Own Bed
Harvard professor Michael J. Sandel hosted his own call-in show this Sunday in a live, interactive discussion via the telephone. ...
Philosophy in the Age of New Media
Sean D. Kelly believes philosophers ought to pose the question of how to live a good life to people who “are busy living.”
Richard Tuck Sheds New Light on Bentham
Richard Tuck, chair of the committee on degrees in social studies, offered an unusually humane portrayal of Jeremy Bentham, an eighteenth-century British philosopher who is often perceived as a cold utilitarian.
Gisela Striker’s Exit Casts Program In Doubt
Philosophy and Classics Professor Gisela Striker—who attempted to foster an interdisciplinary graduate program in the study of ancient philosophy during her nearly two decades at Harvard—will retire after the end of this academic year.
Philosopher Lectures on Human Responsibility
McDowell, a philosophy professor at the University of Pittsburgh, was invited by the Harvard Review of Philosophy for the publication’s fifth annual lecture.
Panelists Talk Science, Ethics
Mixing DNA and Descartes, the panel discussed how developments in evolutionary biology and the mind sciences should be applied to law, philosophy, and economics.
12 Questions with Alison Simmons
In this series, we ask people around campus the same set of 12 questions. Want to suggest an interviewee? Leave a comment or e-mail us at flyby@thecrimson.com. ALISON SIMMONS, Samuel H. Wolcott Professor of Philosophy
Pinker speaks about Darwin and God
Steven Pinker and his wife Rebecca Newberger Goldstein discuss Darwin, the role fiction should play in intelligent life, arguments on the existence of God, as well as other topics of literature, science, and philosophy.
Project Zero Returns to Square One of Artistic Education
“Everybody assumes that to be a scientist or a mathematician requires thinking and problem solving and so on. But a ...
