The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the twelfth contribution in the series, submitted by Kevin Lande. O Ant, Where Art Thou? Do ants have any idea where they are and where home is at? When they go out into the world, do they…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the eleventh contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. David Detmer. Giraffes Are Taller Than Ants, and Other Observations Giraffes are taller than ants. I claim to know this. Moreover, I maintain that “giraffes are taller than…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the ninth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Richard Polt. On Formiciform Virtue: Plato’s Ants As he imagines scenarios for the afterlife—which he’ll be entering within a few hours—Socrates speculates that if there’s reincarnation, those who have…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the eighth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Ben Roth. Concerning Wittgenstein’s 284th Philosophical Investigation “And now look at a wriggling [insect] and at once these difficulties vanish and pain seems able to get…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the seventh contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Miriam Schoenfield. Ants in your pants Ants make great real estate decisions, and this is explained partially by the fact that their decisions are…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the sixth contribution in the series, submitted by Keshav Singh. Do ants do things for reasons? Ants are creatures that seem to do a lot of things. When you see an ant,…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the fifth contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Barry Lam. Hi-Phi Nation, a new and exciting philosophy podcast, produced this intriguing audio bit for The Daily Ant. It is about 5 minutes long. Enjoy! Production Credits The story…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the fourth contribution in the series, submitted by Cheryl Abbate. Consider the Ant Many people object to raising and killing animals like cows, chickens, and pigs for food because they are conscious (i.e., sentient). Farmed animals clearly…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This interview with Dr. Ram Neta is the third contribution in the series. On Tuesday, Dr. Ram Neta sat down with The Daily Ant to discuss ants, rationality, and more – Enjoy! Dr. Ram Neta is an Associate…

The Daily Ant hosts a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the second contribution in the series, submitted by Larisa Svirsky. It is inspired by Aesop’s fable, The Philosopher, the Ants, and Mercury. The Hypocrantic Oath   A philosopher sees a ship wreck and he says, “Oh, God damnit…

The Daily Ant is launching a weekly series, Philosophy Phridays, in which real philosophers share their thoughts at the intersection of ants and philosophy. This is the first contribution in the series, submitted by Dr. Eli Hirsch. As a philosopher who knows little about the details of evolutionary theory, I find it hard to understand questions about the evolution of…