INDEX to Essays

Absurdity of Life
Car Seats and the Absurd

Animals
Of Humans and Mice

Asian philosophies
The Geography of Philosophy

Asteroids and comets
Apophis

Disabilities
On Being Disabled

Driving
The Right Way to Make a Left Turn

Eating
New Year's Resolution: Go Vegan!

Environmentalism
Whose Environment Is It?

Gay rights
Sacral Rites and Civil Rights

God
A Plausible God

Hiking
Don't Give the Boot to Backpacks

Humor
Gerard Hoffnung

Law
The Rules of the Game

Logic
Facts and Forms

Lying and deception
The Truth about Lying

Metaphysics
Teleporter on Trial

Planets
And Then There Were Eight

Political ethics
The Rules of the Game

Research ethics
Of Humans and Mice

Stargazing
Golden Age of Astronomy

Television
Ubiquitube: Television as Muzak

Veganism
New Year's Resolution: Go Vegan!