Podcrastination

It's a situation familiar to us all: You're in love with an attractive sleazeball, and you can't tell if your paramour is evil to the core and to be feared, or basically a good person. Will love cloud your judgment? The authors argue that Hitchcock builds suspense with this scenario, and that his c…

Delve into all things philosophical and Pink Floyd-ical. Popular Culture and Philosophy series editor and super-genius George Reisch introduces the latest volume, Pink Floyd and Philosophy, explaining why this seminal psychedelic rock group belongs is the philosophical canon alongside Kant, Hume, a…

Are you a flesh-and-blood person, or an electrical impulse on a circuit board somewhere? According to famous philosopher Nick Bostrom, there's a high probability that you and everyone you know are living in a matrix. Think it's farfetched? Listen as Bostrom's persuasive arguments paint a picture of…

The "Mexican Standoff," in which two or more people have weapons (usually guns) pointed at one another, is common occurence in most Quentin Tarantino films. This is essentially a philosophical paradox called a prisoner's dilemma. In Tarantino territory, is there a solution to this perplexing puzzle?