Philosophy
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Friday essay: what do the 5 great religions say about the existence of the soul?
The soul can be defined as the spiritual or non-material part of us that survives death. Philip C. Almond The…
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Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about
But what about Aspasia, the foreign mistress of the foremost politician in Athens who gave both political and erotic advice?…
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I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our ‘world after coronavirus’ might look like – this is what I learned
For a research center dedicated to longer-term thinking, it made sense to ask what our post-COVID-19 world might look like.…
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Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian justice would be a ‘bitter pill’ in modern America
Politically and socially, they are rooted in grudges and ideological vengeance that goes back generations, to the New Deal era, when…
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What US democracy can learn from ancient Greek philosophy
When president-elect Joe Biden addressed Americans on 7 November, many listened with palpable nostalgia and relief. Teresa Bejan NewStatesman Like Barack…
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Why a good philosophical aphorism can be so powerful
Philosophy comes to us via long books, grand theoretical systems, complex and interwoven histories of thought that stretch back hundreds…
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Renewing a Stoic philosopher’s Cypriot passport
Born in the 4th century BCE of Phoenician descent he was known as Zeno of Citium the Hellenic kingdom on…
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We might not be able to understand free will with science.
Suppose you are thinking about doing something trivial, such as moving your index finger a little to the right. Daniel…
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Struggling with the uncertainty of life under coronavirus?
I’m writing this in the inner north of Melbourne, near two major roads that normally provide a constant hum of…
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Large-scale facial recognition is incompatible with a free society
Some progressive cities have banned some uses of the technology. Authors The Conversation Three tech companies have pulled facial recognition…
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A Soft Spot for Atheism
Atheism is too serious a business to be left to the unbelievers. Costica Bradatan Commonweal They are too much into…
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How non-religious worldviews provide solace in times of crisis
In fact, non-believers have their own set of secular worldviews which can provide them with solace in difficult times, just…
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Lord of the Flies real-life story shows how humans are hard-wired to help each other – philosopher
One of the most important was William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1954), in which a group of young schoolboys…
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Agora Dialogue – targeted programmes in Greek
Founded in Australia, Agora Dialogue is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, independent organisation. Since 2016 the organisation’s main operations are carried out…
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Why working remotely feels so jarring – according to philosophy
Just a day after my roommate insisted that he would continue to travel to the office regardless of any outbreak-related…
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Guide to the Classics: Albert Camus’ The Plague
Unable to return to Australia, they were in lockdown. Matthew Sharpe The Conversation The hospitals were filling up fast, as…
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