In this Boles.tv live stream highlight, David Boles chats about a children's cereal using an old bar song as an advertising ploy; plus, a conversation about 40 years of transphobia first appearing on

Saul Kripke's "Naming and Necessity" provides a profound framework for this exploration, arguing that names carry the essence of the objects or concepts they represent. This philosophy becomes particu

Imagine society as a vast, intricate tapestry, woven with threads of thought, action, and influence. In this tapestry, two figures stand out prominently the provocateur and the intellectual. Each

In a distant kingdom, there was a prison renowned not for its impenetrable walls or strict guards, but for an unusual rule: whistling was strictly forbidden. This rule was rooted in a deep-seated be

Historically, universities were bastions of learning, dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Professors were scholars first, educators second, deeply engrossed in their fields of ex

Let's start with the primal scenes of our ancestors. Imagine the early humans, huddled around a fire in a cave. The walls, their canvas, became the first medium of knowledge sharing. These cave pain

Let's start by defining our terms. The 'Arts,' in the broadest sense, encompass the creative and expressive disciplines like music, literature, and visual arts. These fields thrive on innovation, emot

Once upon a time, the Man in the Moon, named Lucius, sat idly on his perch above the universe. His glistening eyes watched Earth, a blue-green jewel, whirl around on its axis like a merry top. His f

The Bridge of the Starship Purrprise. The low hum of the starship's engines, occasional beeps from the control panel.

Through the magic of AI, we can now pretend to know just how a dialogue between Aristotle and Michel Foucault might play out in our imaginary playground of "intellectual history." Aristotle and Fouc