The 21st Century Monads
The 21st Century Monads are an international musical collaboration whose songs address fundamental issues in philosophy, including specialized topics in contemporary analytic philosophy and the history of philosophy. The musical genres range from dance to folk. The songs are unique, original songs, written and recorded by the band in their home studios.
New album “The World Soul” currently being released!
The World Soul (2025)
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All songs copyright 2025 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
Songs
Perceptions and Appetitions (2022)
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All songs copyright 2022 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
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Interlocutor (2013)
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All songs copyright 2013 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
Songs
Body, Monad, World (2012)
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All songs copyright 2012 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
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Everybody Has to Carry Their Own Bag of TropesCopyright 2012 © The 21st Century Monads
Breaking Windows (2011)
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All songs copyright 2011 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
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Total Monadic Domination (2010)
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All songs copyright 2010 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
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The New Monadology (2009)
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All songs copyright 2009 © The 21st Century Monads. All rights reserved.
Songs
Academic Life
Write Alone If You Want to Find Me Please, Just Let Me Know It’s Time for a Department Meeting Title TBA Time Calls Everyone Home Sometimes I Wish I Were a Scientist Teaching Intro Hard Drive Call on Me I Can’t Stop Buying Books I Don’t Want to Be the Chair I Like to See the Ladies Still Not Male We Can’t Stop Doing Metaphysics Listen to the Folk Don’t Get Smoked At The Smoker The G. E. Moore Shift My Paper Was Rejected AgainEpistemology
Mary Your Noumena Are Ill Red_Yellow_Green Tough Enough The Shore The Gettier Problem The Veil The Psychologistic Blues Epistemic Vice Squad Entitled Achiever I Want to Make Sweet Love to Wisdom Watch What You Say I Ain’t Satisficing A Priori Willard Van Orman QuineEthics
Overdetermined Man The Experience Machine Death is Bad for a Cow This Is Not The Actual World I Ain’t Satisficing The Final Song Utilitarian GirlfriendHistory of Philosophy
The Words The World Is Made of Fire The Nothing Noths Synthesize the Manifold Do You Want to Be a Monad? Willard Van Orman QuineLogic
The Impossible Nothing A Halting Problem The Psychologistic Blues We Demand In the Land of P and Not P The Transitive Property The G. E. Moore Shift Willard Van Orman QuineMetaphysics
The World Soul: Theme One The Impossible One Time The Desire I Don’t Live In the Now There’s a Hole Nothing The World Soul: Theme Two Your Noumena Are Ill The Dreamer’s Dream The Shore One Damn Thing After Another The Cabinet Reference Magnets What Comes First The Principle of Change Creature of Darkness Did It Make You Feel Small? The Ballad of Tim We Demand The World Is Made of Fire Void and Object This Is Not The Actual World Everybody Has to Carry Their Own Bag of Tropes In the Land of P and Not P I’m a Denier I’m Your Shadow The Block Just Keeps On Growing The Final Song We Can’t Stop Doing Metaphysics I Don’t Care There Ain’t No Gunk Time to Fission Your Body Is You Do You Want to Be a Monad? When Does Composition Occur? Mr. Determinable All I Want To Do I Think I Might Be Grounded In You You Are the OnePhilosophy of Language
There’s a Hole The Ways Reference Magnets The Words Creature of Darkness Watch What You Say Mr. DeterminablePhilosophy of Mathematics
A Halting Problem I’m a Denier The Transitive Property Willard Van Orman Quine
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Videos
Promos for Perceptions and Appetitions
Perceptions and Appetitions Promo Video 1
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Brain-in-a-vat Promo Video
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions The Visitor Promo Video
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Yoko Ed Goatier Promo
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Today Is The Day Promo
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions In One Week Promo
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Ask Your Doc Promo
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Department Meeting Promo
Watch on YouTubePerceptions and Appetitions Gettier Problem Promo
Watch on YouTubePromos for Interlocutor
Leasing the True-for-me
Watch on YouTubeBehind the Music
Watch on YouTubeNevermind the Hegel, the Album’s for Sale
Watch on YouTubeLive Show, Syracuse, NY (August 2012)
Watch What You Say, Live
Watch on YouTubeWillard Van Orman Quine, Live
Watch on YouTubeMy Paper Was Rejected Again, Live
Watch on YouTubeWe Can’t Stop Doing Metaphysics, Live
Watch on YouTubeSynthesize the Manifold, Live in Rehearsal
Watch on YouTubePromo for Body Monad World
The Dawn of Time
Watch on YouTubeCarrie’s Solo Live Performances
Willard Van Orman Quine
Watch on YouTubeA Priori
Watch on YouTubeCover of “Counterparts”
Watch on YouTubeFan Videos
The G. E. Moore Shift, by LennyBound
Watch on YouTubeThe Band
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Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins
“The Pre-Established Harmony”
University of British Columbia
personal website
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Justin Klocksiem
“The Monad Formerly Known As ‘The Metaphysical Mackdaddy’”
New Mexico State University
personal website
Associates
“Determined Art Director” Paul Prescott, Syracuse University, creates our logos and album art.
“Manager of Monads” Kevin Klement, UMass–Amherst, manages this website.
“Perifery” Jason Raibley, Cal State–Long Beach, is responsible for some awesome remixes of our music.
Want more philosophical music? Check out Gourmet Rapport by Richard Hanley.
Band Press
- Interview with Carrie at the Aesthetics for Birds Blog
- Interview at the New APPS (Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science) blog (Part I)
- Interview at the New APPS (Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science) blog (Part II)
- Interview at the New APPS (Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science) blog (Part III)
- New APPS piece on our fundraising
- Interview at the Feminist Philosophers blog about “I Like to See the Ladies” and the Gendered Conference Campaign
- New York Times Opinionator: Philosophy Stone Links
