Ayn Rand is one of the 20th century’s most polarizing writers and despite what you might think about her fiction and Objectivist philosophy, the fact remains she was a best selling author and a highly […]

Do you care about books? Does anyone even read books anymore? What makes books so important in a world which seems to value them less?  What is the difference between reading books—e-books, audio books, whatever—or […]

What is it about this highly unusual rock band that gets them nominated for the list of the greatest of all time?  After a career which lasted almost 50 years, why do they belong in […]

In this podcast Paul Fairfield asks, can you get children interested in philosophy? And if you could, would you want to? The point here isn’t to make your kids into professional philosophers. A child can come […]

In this podcast, Paul Fairfield discusses whether or not it is possible to teach creativity effectively. What role, if any, does formal education play in fostering creative thought or artistic talent? How much does creativity […]

Existentialism was a movement in continental European philosophy that had its heyday in the early to middle decades of the twentieth century. It has since been superseded by some more recent developments, from hermeneutics and […]

Bob Dylan has been called everything from a genius to an enigma, the original singer-songwriter, “the Shakespeare of songwriting,” and “the poet of our time.” Saying someone is the greatest in their field is hardly […]

In this podcast Paul Fairfield explores death, which is the mystery of mysteries.  How should we think about death?  Philosophers have been thinking about this for two and a half millennia.  It is a subject of […]

What is it to listen? In this podcast, Paul Fairfield, makes a case for the art of listening and discusses its  importance. It seems we live in a culture where attention spans are shorter and […]

In this podcast, Paul Fairfield examines the consequences of what happens if you fail to think about moral decisions and responsibilities when you get to the top of mountain.  Failure to do so can result […]