The 21st Century Monads

It's true. You believe. You're justified. Ya know? Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, edrums, electric guitar, keyboards Ben Bradley: bass guitar, vocals, electric guitar Cover art by Carrie Jenkins What does it take to know a fact? Is it enough to believe truly with excellent evidence? In a paper whose impact to length ratio is unbeaten, Ed Gettier argued that the answer is no...

Did you hope to be more than a mode? Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, edrums, electric guitar, bass guitar Carrie Jenkins: vocals Cover art by Carrie Jenkins Copyright 2022 © The 21st Century Monads

Yes that time has come again. Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel and Ben Bradley Kris McDaniel: vocals, edrums, keyboards Ben Bradley: electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals Carrie Jenkins: vocals Hille Paakkunainen: vocals Cover art by Carrie Jenkins It’s time for a department meeting. Copyright 2022 © The 21st Century Monads

And I was never the same again. Lyrics written by Leneah McDaniel and Kris McDaniel Leneah McDaniel: vocals Kris McDaniel: electric guitar, electric ukulele, bass guitar, edrums, keyboards Cover art by Carrie Jenkins Things change all the time. Sometimes they change so dramatically that they go out of existence. Sometimes they change radically but still continue to exist. What are the principles t...

Yeah it's great. It's just so real, man. Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, keyboards, edrums, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hawaiian slide guitar, electric slide guitar Ben Bradley: vocals Cover art by Carrie Jenkins The Experience Machine is a fictional device that appears in a thought experiment by Robert Nozick. The Experience Machine is capable of perfectly duplicating any...

I know it's been awhile baby but I need to know. Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, keyboards, drum programming Cover art by Carrie Jenkins The hard knock life of submitting to academic journals. I suppose it is submitting in multiple senses. Copyright 2022 © The 21st Century Monads

Can we get these works to stick? Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, keyboards, drum programming Ben Bradley: vocals Cover art by Carrie Jenkins The word “red” refers to the color red rather than the color blue; the name “Kris” refers to the Mereological Bastard rather than the Lazy Monad. But what makes it the case that a word refers to the thing that it in fact refers to? How...

Will I ever stop? I guess that's the point. Lyrics written by Carrie Jenkins and Kris McDaniel Kris McDaniel: vocals, edrums, electric guitar, 8-string ukulele, keyboards Carrie Jenkins: vocals Ben Bradley: bass guitar, cello, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Cover art by Carrie Jenkins A Turing machine is a simple device that calculates a mathematical function. For any given function f and input...

Are we all really in there? Lyrics written by Kris McDaniel and Carrie Jenkins Kris McDaniel: vocals, edrums, keyboards, electric guitar, melodica, bass melodica Ben Bradley: bass guitar, electric guitar Hille Paakkunainen: vocals Will Bradley: trumpet Cover art by Carrie Jenkins Copyright 2022 © The 21st Century Monads

2016 remix Music by Kris McDaniel. Lyrics by Joshua Spencer. Recorded in Syracuse by Yoko Monad. Mixed by Kris McDaniel. Remixed by Kris McDaniel. Photo by Sophie Ban. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2012,2016 © Yoko Monad.

2016 Remix Music by Kris McDaniel. Lyrics by Joshua Spencer. Guest Vocals by Hille Paakkunainen. Recorded in Syracuse by Yoko Monad. Mixed by Kris McDaniel. Remixed by Kris McDaniel. Photo by Lewis Powell. Layout by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2012,2016 © Yoko Monad.

A great souled 2016 remix. Music by Kris McDaniel. Lyrics by Joshua Spencer. Recorded in Syracuse by Yoko Monad. Mixed by Kris McDaniel. Remixed by Kris McDaniel. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2011,2016 © Yoko Monad.

Can silence speak louder than words, or this song? Lyrics by Kris McDaniel and Carrie Jenkins. Ben Bradley: bass guitar, vocals. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums, vocals. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Are you talking to me? Well, then who are you talking to, and why? Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: bass guitar, cello. Carrie Jenkins: vocals, piano. Kris McDaniel: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, chimelong. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

The spirit of Heraclitus burns still. Lyrics based on the fragments of Heraclitus arranged by Kris McDaniel. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: classical guitar, ukulele, keyboards, hand percussion. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Can everything be ideal? Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, mandolin, electric guitar, synthesizers, edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Since the beginning of time, I've been teaching Phil 100. Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, electric guitar. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

We demand that you read this description now! Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: vocals, electric bass. Kris McDaniel: vocals, electric guitar. Hille Paakkunainen: vocals, edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the doubts of philosophy, or actually do some empirical research… Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, piano, lap slide electric guitar. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Can I know what I know without knowing it? Lyrics by Carrie Jenkins. Ben Bradley: bass guitar, cello. Carrie Jenkins: piano, vocals. Kris McDaniel: minor percussion. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Does the mind only reflect itself, or something beyond? Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Ben Bradley: piano, bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

We’re about to bust this Gettier case wide open. Lyrics by Kris McDaniel and Carrie Jenkins. Ben Bradley: bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, edrums. Hille Paakkunainen: vocals. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

And here you thought there wasn’t any other kind. Lyrics by Kris McDaniel. Carrie Jenkins: vocals. Kris McDaniel: synthesizers. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

A song you might remember before hearing it for the first time. Maybe. Lyrics by Carrie Jenkins. Ben Bradley: bass guitar. Carrie Jenkins: piano, vocals, organ. Kris McDaniel: vocals. Hille Paakkunainen: edrums. Art by Paul Prescott. Copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads.

Remix by Jason Raibley. Copyright 2012 © Monads vs. Perifery