Philo~soffee

Introduction In my introduction to this series, I began with Aristotle’s definition of rhetoric as “the available means of persuasion”....

Rhetoric is a great many things to a great many people. For some it is primarily forensic, centered on argumentation, rationality, and...

We have established already that one central element of existentialism is that we, as individuals, are trapped in our own subjectivity....

Picking a point to begin defining existentialism is akin to picking a particular strand of hay to begin defining a hay bail. By the time...

Hello all! On today's episode, I'm talking to my friend Molly about the merits and problems of populist politics. This is part of a...

As a Missourian, I have a wonderful access to my state’s incredible variety of river systems and a state park infrastructure that permits...

“I don’t think a tough question is disrespectful.” The words of Helen Thomas, the notoriously pointed deconstructionist of presidential...

We are in a troubled time. Thankfully, humanity has always been in troubled times. There has never been a Golden Age of unfettered peace...