• Nancy Bauer

    Associate professor and chair of philosophy at Tufts University. She is the author of “Simone de Beauvoir, Philosophy, and Feminism,” and is currently completing a new book, “How to Do Things With Pornography.”
    • Homepage
      Bauer teaches and writes about methodology in philosophy, feminism (metaphysics, social/political/moral philosophy, philosophy of language), phenomenology ("narrowly and broadly construed"), and philosophy and film.
    • Tufts University Profile
      Feminism, Existentialism and Phenomenology, Ordinary Language Philosophy, Philosophy and Film
    • Lady Power
      A thought-provoking look at Lady Gaga and the state of feminism, posted at the NY Times philosophers' forum "The Stone."

  • Simon Critchley

    The chair of philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, and part-time professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is the author of several books, including “The Book of Dead Philosophers.”

  • The Stone

    A New York Times online forum "for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless." 
    • Introducing "The Stone"
      What does philosophy look like today? Who are philosophers, what are their concerns and what role do they play in the 21st century?
    • What is a Philosopher?
      Simon Critchley's splendid delineation of how philosophers, and those who take to such study, are a touch silly, often laughing stocks and usually buffoons.
    • The Stone
      Ongoing contributions to this forum for philosophers.