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Author: "Thomas Wartenberg"

Force Majeure

Thomas Wartenberg asks if you really know yourself.
[Issue 108: June/July 2015: Films]

The Other Son

Thomas Wartenberg observes the family as politics.
[Issue 106: February/March 2015: Films]

Reflections on the Death of Celluloid

Thomas Wartenberg looks at philosophy literally on film.
[Issue 104: September/October 2014: Films]

Picture Book Philosophy

Thomas Wartenberg explains his method of introducing philosophy to children.
[Issue 84: May/June 2011: Philosophy & Children]

The Wire

Our film columnist Thomas Wartenberg talks about television for a change, as he stares down a cable at The Wire.
[Issue 70: November/December 2008: Television]

The Counterfeiters

Thomas Wartenberg finds that extreme circumstances can bring out a person’s true moral character.
[Issue 68: July/August 2008: Films]

The Western as Philosophy

Revisiting the Western convinces Thomas Wartenberg that historical progress is not just a simple question of good heroically triumphing over evil.
[Issue 61: May/June 2007: Films]

9/11 and World Trade Center

Thomas Wartenberg sees two films about 9-11 and muses that sometimes more than courage is called for.
[Issue 58: November/December 2006: Films]

Philosophical Twist

Thomas Wartenberg tells us his hunch about a cunning plan to market DVDs. Is turning epistemology into showbiz a good thing or a bad thing?
[Issue 57: September/October 2006: Films]

King Kong

What are the dangers when a director monkeys around with a classic film? Thomas Wartenberg on the remake of King Kong.
[Issue 54: February/March 2006: Films]