Writer and Friendly Neighbourhood Philosopher
Just Thinking…
No Foolin’. Critical Thinking Can Still Be Funny.
Comedy is a risky venture that takes insight into the world around us, the sensitivity necessary to take the temperature of an audience in short order, and the ability to wrap even the most troubling ideas in clever banter. In pursuit of snort laughs and applause, comedians say the difficult, complicated things the rest of us less-funny thinkers wish we could sneak into conversation.
Why Philosophers Are A Lot Like Ghostbusters
Being a philosopher, like being a Ghostbuster, is unexpectedly cool. Even when everyone thinks you’re a modern day Chicken Little, when you’re dealing with demons, when you’re covered in slime (all metaphorical, of course), you can’t quite imagine yourself doing anything else.
