Technology is a word often synonymous in this day and age with progress, advancement, and innovation. For many in the previous century it became the symbol and beacon of hope through modernist philosophy, which emphasized progress through rationality and science as the ultimate goal and purpose of society. But in the postmodern era of today, […]
Chaos
There are two groups of people in this world: those who love mathematics and those who detest it. 4 out of 10 Americans1 fall into the latter category and cite difficulty, uselessness and lack of creativity in math, among other things, as reasons for their distaste. Many sentiments among this group are shared with Calvin: […]
Between the Lines of Your Chemistry Text
I have heard almost nothing but complaints about Chemistry classes at Vanderbilt. Gen Chem is just a stupid weed out class, Orgo is impossible, Physical Chemistry is otherworldly challenging… there has not been too much love for this discipline here and even less appreciation for its meaning to us. Your chemistry teacher may posit a […]
Behind the Fogged Door: On Mental Illness vs. Sin
Imagine that you arrive at a friend’s house. The two of you are about to leave for dinner. He or she is running late but opens the door and invites you inside. You walk around and make yourself at home. You have been here many times before and casually observe the professionally taken family photos, […]
To Be Free Indeed: The Integration of Modern Psychology and the Philosophical Virtues
The client, a middle-aged woman, sat across from her therapist, clearly uncomfortable with the idea that her every word and movement was being picked apart and analyzed by a man she had just met. The therapist was portrayed as a man consistent in his apparent sympathy for the woman in her current psychological distress. The […]
The Caring Approach: A Review of Virtues in Modern Patient Care
A deadly disease known as Hansen’s disease, almost nonexistent in the United States, is a major public health issue in other parts of the world, with 662,412 new cases between 2012 and 2014.[1] The disease affects the nerves so that as it progresses, numbness and paralysis develop.[2] Unable to feel external pain, patients do not […]