
Jews and Christmas
So Jews and Christmas? What do I think of it all? 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 a...
30 Nov 202210min

Getting Thrown
One time, in my riding days in Downeast Maine, I went trotting up and down the neighborhood of Back Bay Road in search of the people who owned our right-of-way and shore strip. I needed to find them b...
26 Nov 20228min

Thankfulness
It seemed to me that, if I were to get to real thankfulness, a kind of archeological dig would be needed, digging down to some original layer of self. . . Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita...
23 Nov 202211min

Where is God?
Over the four-day period of our trip, while attending to one task or another, a number of people we encountered talked about how kids nowadays lack RE-SPECT. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emer...
18 Nov 202212min

Looking Out for Number One
Quoted in full, Rabbi Hillel’s famous saying goes like this: If I am not for myself, who will be? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Eme...
16 Nov 20229min

Gossip
Slander is always believed. Even more so if it’s in print. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of A Go...
11 Nov 202210min

Reality and Unreality
Reality or unreality? Can we tell which is which? When does it matter? Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the auth...
9 Nov 202213min

Fighting the Good Fight
When does the bugle blow? What’s the signal for the fight? I can’t give a rule. But there are fights that have one’s name on them. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn...
4 Nov 202211min



















