As year thirteen of KineSophy draws to a close, I’m returning to the year-end wrap-up I initiated last year with summaries of the most popular content on the site in 2025. The following six articles (three new, three old) were the most-viewed on KineSophy this year. Welcome to KineSophy’s best … Read more
Stewart Home was born and lives in London, England. He has been working as an artist and writer since the early 1980s and had a mid-career retrospective at White Columns in New York in 2011. He is the author of seventeen novels, eight books of cultural commentary, as well as … Read more
Contrary to popular belief, stress is not necessarily bad. Excess stress can prove harmful, and a lack of stress can be equally detrimental. But moderate stress has many physiological benefits. In this article, I describe the contemporary framework of stress, which sees good stress as a beneficial mean between insufficient … Read more
In the popular imagination, philosophers spend their time sitting in armchairs, pondering the mysteries of the universe, instead of actively engaging with the real world. Because KineSophy deals with physical movement and wellness, it doesn’t fit this stereotype as neatly as, say, philosophers trying to understand how we acquire knowledge … Read more
In a 2024 article in the magazine Philosophy Now, author and former philosophy teacher Paul Doolan attacks the wellness industry for its inauthenticity. He writes, “The wellness and anti-aging industry, the obsession with physical health and youthfulness, all deny death and are flights from authenticity, even while adapting the language … Read more
Kirsten Jones is a Hall of Fame NCAA Division I volleyball player, fifteen-year Nike executive, motivational speaker, Peak Performance coach, host of the interview podcast “Raising Athletes” and author of the essential sports parenting guide Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids. … Read more
Dionne Koller is Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore. She served as co-chair of the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympic and Paralympics, which delivered its final report to Congress in 2024. She has also has … Read more
In Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity, Dr. Peter Attia summarizes the current state of the American medical system and offers a fresh approach to extending and improving life. By focusing on basic, evidence-based practices, Outlive provides a fairly comprehensive reference for improving overall health and longevity. Medicine 3.0 … Read more
As I’ve mentioned in previous KineSophy articles, I have a young daughter (currently two years old). My wife and I are fortunate that she is a very good eater. She enjoys a wide variety of plant and animal foods and will try new foods. At the same time, I think … Read more
Sabrina Little is an assistant professor of philosophy at Christopher Newport University. She specializes in virtue theory, moral psychology and character education. Her recent book, The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners (OUP 2024), explores how to use running as a laboratory for virtue formation. Sabrina is also … Read more