I Was the Other Woman: A tale of adultery
I was the other woman. When I was 21 years old, I found myself in a relationship with an older man. To make things, “worse”, not only was he about to be married, he...
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ill.Gates Dishes on Upcoming Album, Philosophy, Creativity and More
It’s no secret that Dylan, AKA the incomparable ill.Gates, is one of the most versatile and innovative electronic producers in the game. For over a decade, he has created an abundance of incredibly dynamic...
The Allegory of the Cave, Unpacked
Plato’s The Republic features a discussion between Socrates and several other men in which the question of what justice (or being good) is comes up. This question quickly turns a casual conversation into a...
Euripides’ “The Bacchae”: A Lesson in Human Frailty
In Euripides’ The Bacchae, a play from ancient Greece circa 407 B.C., we find a fascinating and unusual portrayal of the nature of humanity, and a warning to those who might be on the...
A Philosophical Exercise with Descartes
In his book Meditations on First Philosophy, philosopher René Descartes attempts to discern whether the objects he perceives are real items or just ideas in his head, by examining the physical world around him....
A Philosophical Look at the Merits of Tragedy
Many of the questions that philosophers have tried to answer over the years have revolved around human nature. What makes people do the things they do? How can we know what people are “really”...
