Todd May teaches philosophy at Warren Wilson College. He is the author of 17 books of philosophy, including A Significant Life: Human Meaning in a Silent Universe (2015), A Fragile Life: Accepting Our Vulnerability (2017), and A Decent Life: Morality for the Rest of Us (2019), all with University of Chicago Press.
Todd May
Articles
Take Your Time
Todd May argues that we should resist echo chambers that reinforce our beliefs by taking a step back, taking a deep breath, and taking stock.
When the Towers Fell
LARB presents a symposium reflecting on 9/11, curated and introduced by Brad Evans.
The Quarantine Files: Thinkers in Self-Isolation
Brad Evans curates a series of reflections by leading thinkers on the pandemic and its consequences.
The Opiate of the Masses? Not So Fast.
In "Why We Need Religion," Stephen T. Asma argues that religion answers to a deep emotional need and therefore plays an irreplaceable role in societies.
Must Atheists Trash Religion?
On Tim Crane's "The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist’s Point of View."
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