A Few Good Starfleet Officers
“You want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall.” Must a civilized society use uncivilized means to protect itself?
“You want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall.” Must a civilized society use uncivilized means to protect itself?
What can John Rawls’ “veil of ignorance” tell us about justice within video games—and outside of them?
Did Lord Grantham choose rationally between conflicting advice from his doctors? Spoilers for Downton Abbey.
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If Yoda says it’s okay, how unethical can it be?
Part Two in a continuing series, digging into BSG’s notions of consciousness.
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The Overthinkers tackle the deeper meanings of the Saw franchise and the Rally to Restore Sanity.
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Maybe I’ll go back to Friendster.
Law & Order isn’t about the crime. It’s about the punishment.
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Glee and Gossip Girl, with detours into the narratology of farce, middlebrow thinking, irrationality and behavorial economics, consequentialism, and intertextuality.
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Exactly how dangerous IS Guantanamo Naval Base?
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