philosophy
The Robot and the Philosopher
Sophia wasn’t particularly talkative that evening. Earlier that day, she’d been onstage at the conference I was attending and had been teased for a gesture that looked as though...
Is Life a Game?
What does make a meal or a trip “successful”? It’s hard to say; this is one of the reasons that you can see value capture happening and be almost...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Dignity
When the Albanian political philosopher Lea Ypi was growing up, her grandmother, Leman Ypi, would tell her that during her honeymoon—which took place in Italy in 1941, when war...
The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Behind the IVF Clinic Bombing
Last weekend’s bombing of an in vitro fertilization clinic in Palm Springs, California, was not merely shocking for its violence. The arguably more disturbing aspect of this tragic event...
Alessandro Michele and Emanuele Coccia Discuss the Philosophy of Fashion in Paris
PARIS – Fashion and philosophy may seem like unlikely bedfellows, but when Alessandro Michele met Emanuele Coccia, they immediately spoke the same language. The creative director of Valentino and...
