Rescuing Philosophy On this episode, Philip Kitcher explains how philosophy could bring clarity and rigor to the ordinary concerns of human life. Philosophy Literature
Article Friends Without Brains Authentic friendship requires inner subjective awareness. So can I really have a “relationship” with a robot?By Gary GuttingDecember 20, 2018 Philosophy Ethics Short Take
Feature Taking the Measure of #MeToo Two views on finding justice amid moral outrageBy Gary Gutting and Sarah RudenMarch 2, 2018 Ethics Gender Domestic Affairs
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023
