Hoon Lee

Kierkgaard and Pop Culture has been published! @springernature.com

The Either/Or of Life: Kierkegaard, Mr. Nobody, and the Power of Choice Kierkegaard and Pop Culture

The Either/Or of Life: Mr. Nobody and the Power of Choice
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Communicating the Incomprehensible: Kierkegaard, Mister Rogers, and the Land of Make Believe Kierkegaard and Pop Culture

“Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers
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Indirect Communication – From Kierkegaard to Mister Rogers

Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism

Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’ For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it.

There's no use in making the humanities relevant, @thomaschattwill argues, because "the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one:" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Another reason to love Lincoln Square, someone dropped off some Kierkegaard in the lending library!

Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism Kierkegaard and Pop Culture

Finding the Self in a Maze: Westworld and Kierkegaardian Existentialism
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Moral Psychology with Nietzsche
Brian Leiter

Book cover for Kierkegaard and Pop Culture is out! Palgrave @springernature.com

What Makes Distinguishing Reality From Illusion So Appealing | Yolanda Esparza “Perfect Blue” is a terrifyingly imaginative anime film made in 1997, directed by Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon and loosely based on the book of the same name. It is a psychological thriller that …

A student's paper.

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Why is Pythagoras considered a philosopher? Most people have probably learned about one of the most famous philosophers from antiquity, without ever knowing that he was a philosopher.

Why is Pythagoras considered a philosopher?

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Where to Start with Kierkegaard? Which book should one pick up first when getting into Kierkegaard?

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Harry Frankfurt, On Bullshit A couple of weeks ago, the Telegram came out with an article titled, How bull---t took over our lives – and the world. The article centers around Harry Frankfurt's classic work On Bullshit. The bulk o...

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Why should we care about the pre-Socratics? Why should we care about the pre-Socratics?

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Anime is the philosophical medium of our time Explore how anime embodies philosophical concepts through its unique visual style and narrative, inviting deep reflection on identity and memory in modern culture.

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He will be missed

Spurs player ratings vs Arsenal - Super Sarr, rousing Romero and dangerous Kudus Here are our Tottenham Hotspur player ratings after their pre-season victory against local rivals Arsenal in Hong Kong on Thursday

Here are my Spurs player ratings from Thomas Frank's first north London derby victory. Plenty of positives to build on. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...

Hedgehogs and Mechas The Philosophy of Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard in Neon Genesis Evangelion

Hedgehogs and Mechas
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Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, and Neon Genesis Evangelion
Philosophy and anime talk this Thursday.

Socrates as an action figure.

DEI and Meritocracy | Philosophy Matters Event This presentation will cover more about DEI and meritocracy in an attempt to understand whether (or in what way, or to what extent) DEI programs stand in conflict with meritocracy, and whether meri…

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The Importance of Learning About Animal Ethics In week 7 of Intro to Ethics, students read from Roger Scruton’s Animal Rights and Wrongs. Roger Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and critic who specialized in aesthetics and polit…

A student's perspective on teaching animal rights.

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My philosophy and anime class voted on which anime they wanted to look at for the rest of the semester. First up, Death Note. Thinking Plato's Republic, Death Note, and justice.

Buddhist Practice and Anti-Racism (feat. Jessica Locke) Overthink · Episode

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Not the best way to start the day. Yup, that's a brick.

Why Coherence Theory is Superior to Correspondence Theory while Explaining Truth in Music | Yolanda Esparza In this essay, I will be arguing that Elina Packalen’s correspondence theory of truth in music, explained in “Music Emotions, And Truth,” is inferior to coherence theory when describing how truth i…

A student's paper:

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What is a Game? Defining a game is a complex task due to the diverse nature and purposes of games. Games can range from physical sports to digital video…

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Looking forward to another phenomenology book.

Weekend reading.