Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg write: Bill Maher, an American talk show host, insulted comic book legend Stan Lee and the Internet was outraged. Now that the furore has died down, it's become ...

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The Ship of Theseus thought experiment is a long-standing problem in philosophy that has been debated for centuries. This philosophical debate has been brought back into public discourse by the rise ...

Experimental philosophy has emerged as a vibrant interdisciplinary field that integrates empirical methods with traditional philosophical enquiry. Central to this approach is the investigation of ...

Two philosophical thought experiments lead us right into a flurry of questions surrounding the human mind. You decide where you stand. Monisha Ravisetti was a science writer at CNET. She covered ...

A reptile of legend recently reared its head. The basilisk is a fabled serpent king who, according to European bestiaries, can cause death with a single glance. Its most recent incarnation, however, ...

I have a confession to make. Although our group of bloggers is described as "a band of philosophers," I'm faking the funk, so to speak. In real life, I'm a psychologist through and through. So I'm ...