
The Completed ‘Confessions of a Young Philosopher'
I finished a life work. I mean, finished it to my satisfaction. It’s done – as I always hoped it could be. . . . Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The Cit...
11 Mai 20237min

End Time
So what is this end time thing? By the way, don’t get me wrong. I’m just as susceptible to it as the next fella. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The Cit...
4 Mai 202310min

The Case of Patricia Hearst
Usually, when I write the weekly column for “Dear Abbie,” I’m in a reasonably upbeat state of mind, but I’m moved to write this one by anger and indignation. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerit...
27 Apr 202314min

Sex and Porn
“Dear Abbie” was launched a few years back because I knew – having known some women who had it – that there is an art to being a woman. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Broo...
20 Apr 202313min

You CAN Go Home Again
Usually I wear sunglasses, because I don’t like the real colors of the world. In Downeast, I took them off. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City Uni...
13 Apr 20239min

The Big Picture
Why Do We Need Philosophy? Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of A Good Look at Evil, a Pulitzer Prize ...
6 Apr 202311min

The Real World
Is there a real world? There are those who deny it, and they are not the smallest fry in the ranks of the influential. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of ...
30 Mar 202310min

A Forgotten Detour
As I finished the chapter of Confessions of a Young Philosopher that’s about my years as a graduate student at the Columbia University and Penn State departments of philosophy, a missing piece of that...
23 Mar 202310min



















