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Mark Kingwell

Mark Kingwell is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine.
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Society

How to Live with Death

October 14, 2020September 14, 2021 - by Mark Kingwell

Even if our odds of dying at any given moment are low, we can’t escape the risks underlying our existence

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Society

Why Being Bored Is Good

May 21, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Mark Kingwell

Technology keeps us constantly stimulated. What do we lose when we no longer have nothing to do?

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March 2017 / Sports

Philosopher Up to Bat

February 21, 2017January 5, 2023 - by Mark Kingwell

Baseball is the sport that brings jocks and nerds together

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2016

The League of Extraordinary Assholes

December 21, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Mark Kingwell

There’s a jerk in every room. Is it you?

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The Art of Play

May 6, 2015October 14, 2020 - by Mark Kingwell

“Pretending is not something only children do”

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Beyond the Uncanny Valley

April 29, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Mark Kingwell

“Stop thinking so much about your humanity and think more about the questions that make us most alive”

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January/February 2013 / Society

Doppel Gang

December 10, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Mark Kingwell

Why Canada needs Quebec

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The Art of Play

January 24, 2012November 19, 2019 - by Mark Kingwell

“Play is always ironic”

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April 2010

The Shout Doctrine

April 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Mark Kingwell

What happens when political debates escalate into a culture of arguments, attack ads, and anonymous Internet assaults? A Parliament effectively shut — and shouted — down

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All in the Game
April 2009 / Politics

All in the Game

April 12, 2009July 16, 2019 - by Mark Kingwell

Inside the mind of Barack Obama as he sets forth on his first term as president

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