Marni PickensHungry for Knowledge: Philosophizing in the Wilderness with YellowjacketsAn epistemological foray into the unknown in search of the antler queen.May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Marni PickensWhistling Into the Void: The Epistemological Horror of The Empty Man(Warning: This philosophical exploration of The Empty Man contains spoilers!)Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
Marni PickensI Haunt, Therefore I Am: Cartesian Dualism in The Conjuring MoviesExploring the Cartesian Metaphysics of The Conjuring Universe.Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
Marni PickensParasite and Moral LuckParasite is a chilling portrait of the cruelty of moral bad luck.Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Marni PickensDrop Dead: Russian Doll EthicsThe series Russian Doll is a moral onion in which layer after layer is peeled until the ethical heart is revealed: care or die.Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
Marni PickensWatching Philosophy in The Good PlaceAn examination of a sitcom character who writes a sitcom book that outlines a real ethical theory.Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Marni PickensThe Platform: Food as WeaponA utilitarian examination of equity in the face of scarcity.Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Marni PickensChasing Goodness in The Good PlaceReading social contracts with Eleanor and Chidi.Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Marni PickensOn Vampires and Virtue: Getting Ethical with Aristotle and BuffyEthics in action: Aristotle teaches Buffy how to slay vampires without losing her soul.Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Marni PickensO Buffy, Where Art Thou?On watching Buffy at the end of the world.May 19, 2020May 19, 2020