Philosophy

I’ve been remiss in my role as a pop-culture philosopher in being a late-comer to the the show “The Good Place,” one of the most high-profile, pop-culture oriented pieces of media to ever make a[…]

Reconstructivist Art: The Princess Bride

September 25, 2017September 27, 2017 Chris SunamiArt

to reawaken a sense of the Real in a world where everything has been demonstrated to be an illusion

Dangerous Days Ahead

November 10, 2016November 23, 2016 Chris SunamiHistory

As as existentialist I take full responsibility for the recent election of Donald Trump. I neither supported him nor voted for him, but there is always more that can be done to actualize the world[…]

Image by Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo

MJD’s “Turing Test”

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 Chris SunamiLiterature

One of my first websites was a collection of stories from around what was then the much-smaller World Wide Web. Some of my favorites were by future Perl guru and Dischordian Mark Jason Dominus. I’m[…]

Muppet Philosophy

January 21, 2016January 22, 2016 Chris SunamiHumor

We’re taking a break from Star Wars this week to link to a very different venerable popular culture franchise (also owned by Disney!), the Muppets. Similar to an entry from the popular-culture-philosophy series by Blackwell[…]

Philosophers Epic Rap Battle

December 17, 2015January 8, 2018 Chris SunamiCompetition

It’s a visit to the lighter side of philosophy in popular culture this week with a look at the recent “Epic Rap Battle” production “Eastern Philosophers versus Western Philosophers.” The popular YouTube franchise ERB built[…]

The Aesthetics of Football

October 29, 2015October 28, 2015 Chris SunamiArt

In honor of the OSU Buckeyes’ continued dominance, please enjoy my recent essay from Partially Examined Life. Whole volumes could be written, whole volumes have been written, about the ethics of American college football, a[…]

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A Philosopher Talks About The Good Place

Reconstructivist Art: The Princess Bride

MJD’s “Turing Test”

Muppet Philosophy

Philosophers Epic Rap Battle

The Aesthetics of Football