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William Irwin Ph.D.

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William Irwin Ph.D. is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King’s College in Pennsylvania. He is the author of the novel Little Siddhartha: A Sequel and other books including God Is a Question, Not an Answer and The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism. Irwin originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books with Seinfeld and Philosophy in 1999. Irwin has also co-edited The Simpsons and Philosophy and edited The Matrix and Philosophy, Metallica and Philosophy,and Black Sabbath and Philosophy. He is currently the General Editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series.

Books by William Irwin Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Metallica’s Song of Suicide
Song lyrics can be therapeutic. Metallica's song “Fade to Black” provides a catharsis for suicidal feelings rather than a catalyst to suicide.
Confessions of a Metal God
I have no gripe with Rob Halford when it comes to his sexuality. No one should. But I do have a bone to pick with him when it comes to music.
We Won’t Forget You, Ozzy

With his latest album, Ozzy Osbourne reflects on the darkest topic of all: Death.

With his latest album, Ozzy Osbourne reflects on the darkest topic of all: Death.

Hiding with Zombie Guts

Hiding well does not necessarily mean hiding totally. We need to choose wisely.

Hiding well does not necessarily mean hiding totally. We need to choose wisely.

Searching the Stars for Transcendence and Faith

Science rests on the unprovable claims, but nothing like the experience of faith is required to believe those fundamental yet defeasible claims.

Science rests on the unprovable claims, but nothing like the experience of faith is required to believe those fundamental yet defeasible claims.

Meditation, the Monkey Mind, and Butterflies

Minds, like monkeys, can’t seem to stay still. They jump from one place to another in unpredictable ways. Meditation can tame the monkey mind.

Minds, like monkeys, can’t seem to stay still. They jump from one place to another in unpredictable ways. Meditation can tame the monkey mind.

Become Who You Are With Nietzsche and Hesse

We become stronger by suffering and overcoming. To become who you are is to always be in the process of dying to one way of being—so that you can become something else.

We become stronger by suffering and overcoming. To become who you are is to always be in the process of dying to one way of being—so that you can become something else.

Sons in Search of Fathers, Fathers in Search of Sons

We should not try to make our sons into new and improved versions of ourselves. We need to let them be who they are, let them walk their own paths.

We should not try to make our sons into new and improved versions of ourselves. We need to let them be who they are, let them walk their own paths.