“The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.” (Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or) May 5 marks the 200th birthday of Danish writer Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, a philosopher, theologian, poet and cultural critic. It…  [more]

It’s the latest example of the classic “man bites dog” news story: department stores falsely advertise faux fur coats; lawsuits ensue. Last month three upscale clothing retailers agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers by advertising that their products contained faux fur when, in fact, they…  [more]

Near the ending of The Lorax, as the title character unveils the lesson of the Truffula trees, Dr. Seuss offers the reader “a thought about something that somebody ought.”    I found myself thinking about “ought” in response to Frans de Waal’s latest book The Bonobo and the Atheist. A…  [more]

I grew heartsick on hearing that Cedarville University is considering dropping its philosophy major and cutting a position. As a philosophy professor at a sister evangelical university, I cannot help but find such a prospective decision to be short-sighted and deleterious, not just for Cedarville, but for the evangelical community…  [more]

Last week, Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel version of The Scream went under the gavel at Sotheby’s to set a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. One of our culture’s most recognizable and reproduced images, it rivals even the Mona Lisa for the irreverent…  [more]