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Dylan Skurka

Toronto
As seen in: Illumination, Medium, Philosophy Now
Covers:  Music, Art, Philosophy, Film, Psychedelics, Mental Health
PhD Student @ York University | Just someone who likes writing about the philosophy of music and the music of philosophy

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Righteous Propaganda: On Hip-Hop's Response to Police Brutality

Righteous Propaganda: On Hip-Hop's Response to Police Brutality

"And we hate po-po/Wanna kill us dead in the street fo-sho" "This is why I say that hip-hop has done more…

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Psychedelics, the Strange and Hopeful Cultural Remedy

Psychedelics, the Strange and Hopeful Cultural Remedy

In trying to predict what the post-pandemic world will look like, it seems pretty clear that things will neve…

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Some Wisdom from the Meteoric Rise and Sobering Fall of Emo Rap

Some Wisdom from the Meteoric Rise and Sobering Fall of Emo Rap

The rise and fall of emo rap happened so fast it was easy to miss. Embracing melody over intricate lyricism a…

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Skateboarding, Trauma and the Case for Free Will in Minding the Gap

Skateboarding, Trauma and the Case for Free Will in Minding the Gap

Do we have free will or are our lives just an amalgamation of forces beyond our control pushing us around lik…

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From God to Hookup Culture: Why the Secular Age Isn't So Secular

From God to Hookup Culture: Why the Secular Age Isn't So Secular

On Emile Durkheim's groundbreaking insight that we are all more religious than we think.

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The 5 Best Albums Since 2015

The 5 Best Albums Since 2015

After seeing Rolling Stone’s newly released list for the 500 best albums of all time, I found myself yelling …

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Issue 171 | Philosophy Now

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By Rick Lewis Verified, Terence Green, Matt Qvortrup, Dylan Skurka
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Issues Happy Thoughts by Rick Lewis News: December 2025 / January 2026 Plato translation unveiled • Prison TV drama takes philosophical turn • UNESCO creates ethics code for neurotech — News reports by Anja Steinbauer, Olivia Gill and Martin Cohen Hedonic Treadmills in the Vale of Tears Michael Gracey looks at how philosophers have pursued happiness.
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“I’m Thinking” | Issue 171 | Philosophy Now

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By Dylan Skurka
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Your complimentary articles You’ve read one of your four complimentary articles for this month. You can read four articles free per month. To have complete access to the thousands of philosophy articles on this site, please Poetry I’m sitting somewhere shaded from danger. My head is light, my heart beats steady, my back is upright, nestling into feathery charcoaled white. My arboreal saviour. I’m sitting somewhere. There are no problems to solve, just pure experience to be had.
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A Philosopher’s Life

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By Dylan Skurka
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Your complimentary articles You’ve read one of your four complimentary articles for this month. You can read four articles free per month. To have complete access to the thousands of philosophy articles on this site, please Poetry The first sip of coffee this morning had a metallic taste to it. He grimaced, intolerant to the bitterness on his tongue. Looking on at the blank page on his computer screen, the philosopher wondered what on earth he had become.
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