What’s in a name? A lot, apparently. Every time I introduce myself to someone, I am guaranteed to get a reaction. The usual questions I’m asked? “I’m sorry, can you say that again?” or “Masha’Allah!

Professor Susi Ferrarello’s final question to me for our podcast interview caught me off guard. It shouldn’t have. After all, it is the question in philosophy’s relentless pursuit of truth, what we ...