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Hildegard von Bingen

Devon Strolovitch

The life and thought of the medieval mystic, composer, and polymath.
Can Architecture Be Political?

Devon Strolovitch

How can a building express a political viewpoint?

Are We Living in a Simulation?

Devon Strolovitch

And how would we know if we were?
Philosophy Talk

Hypatia of Alexandria

Devon Strolovitch

What was it like to be a female philosopher in ancient Egypt?
Philosophy Talk

What Is Music?

Devon Strolovitch

What isn’t music?
Philosophy Talk

James Baldwin and Social Justice

Devon Strolovitch

The prolific writer and Civil Rights activist was born August 2, 1924.
Philosophy Talk

Weird Wants

Devon Strolovitch

Is it weird to want to do things that may be bad for us?
Philosophy Talk

The 2025 Dionysus Awards

Devon Strolovitch

Celebrating the most thought-provoking movies of the past year.
Philosophy Talk

Schopenhauer: Living Your Worst Life

Devon Strolovitch

Are we all just pinging about between suffering and boredom?
Philosophy Talk

Making a Better World

Devon Strolovitch

Can moral philosophy make us better people?
Philosophy Talk

Private Lives

Devon Strolovitch

With all the oversharing and data-mining, is there still such thing as a private life?
Philosophy Talk

Mexican Philosophy

Devon Strolovitch

What does philosophy look like if you're standing in Mexico City rather than Munich?

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