Marni PickensHungry for Knowledge: Philosophizing in the Wilderness with YellowjacketsAn epistemological foray into the unknown in search of the antler queen.9 min read·May 5, 2022----
Marni PickensWhistling Into the Void: The Epistemological Horror of The Empty Man(Warning: This philosophical exploration of The Empty Man contains spoilers!)10 min read·Jan 4, 2022----
Marni PickensI Haunt, Therefore I Am: Cartesian Dualism in The Conjuring MoviesExploring the Cartesian Metaphysics of The Conjuring Universe.9 min read·Jul 5, 2021----
Marni PickensParasite and Moral LuckParasite is a chilling portrait of the cruelty of moral bad luck.9 min read·Jun 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.8 min read·Jan 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.6 min read·Dec 3, 2020----
Marni PickensThe Platform: Food as WeaponA utilitarian examination of equity in the face of scarcity.9 min read·Jul 30, 2020----
Marni PickensChasing Goodness in The Good PlaceReading social contracts with Eleanor and Chidi.8 min read·Jul 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.8 min read·Jun 16, 2020----
Marni PickensO Buffy, Where Art Thou?On watching Buffy at the end of the world.9 min read·May 19, 2020----
