Karl Marx

Episode 240: David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water”

October 2, 2026 HBS Hosts Deep Dives, Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 16), Politics, Pop Culture, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed, Technology 0 Comments

On the power of a liberal arts education.

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Episode 217: Philosophy on Drugs (with Justin Smith-Ruiu)

March 15, 2026 HBS Hosts Ethics, Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 15), Pop Culture, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed 0 Comments

The Western philosophical tradition built itself on sobriety — but what if that was the wrong call?

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Episode 212: Catastrophic Philosophy

January 30, 2026 HBS Hosts Environmental Concerns, Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 15), Politics, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed, Technology 0 Comments

How does philosophy respond to catastrophes? And how does it generate them?

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