Philosophy
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The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – big thinkers with visions of a better world
The academic’s page-turning volume of essays – a study of intellectuals who sought to improve the politics and societies of…
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The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – casting around
When is a book not a book? Steven Poole The Guardian When it’s the book of a podcast. David Runciman,…
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Editors at Philosophy & Public Affairs Resign; Will Launch New OA Journal
The executive, associate, and advisory editors and all of the editorial board members of one of the most influential journals…
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These photos show how a warmer climate is damaging Earth’s waters
In her new book, Entropy, photographer Diane Tuft explores the damage that a warmer climate will have on bodies of water.…
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The Importance of Learning the Greek Language
Greek has been classified as one of the twelve priority languages of wider use in Australia and is taught in…
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Is it time to reconsider the idea of ‘the banality of evil’?
It was his sheer normality. She subtitled her 1963 book on the subject, Eichmann in Jerusalem, “a report on the…
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Philosophy Could Have Been a Lot More Fun
Diogenes of sinope, a beggar who lived on the streets of Athens in the fourth century B.C.E., has been hailed…
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Why can’t Americans agree on, well, nearly anything?
Does wearing a mask stop the spread of COVID-19? James Steiner-Dillon The Conversation Is climate change driven primarily by human-made…
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The big idea: could you have made different choices in life?
Now is the time when we look back over the past year and wonder: how did I do? Philip Ball…
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Philosophy can help us deal with failures that seem insurmountable
Failing to make a meeting on time or not being able to get out of bed without hitting snooze at…
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What’s a laureate?
When the Nobel Prizes are handed out each year, honorees each receive a medal and monetary prize. Joel Christensen The Conversation Even in…
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Explainer: Socrates and the life worth living
He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. Oscar Davis The Conversation The Oracle…
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What ethical standards should we hold politicians to?
With Boris Johnson’s departure, the drama of the Conservative leadership election, and Keir Starmer’s declaration that “integrity matters” in politics, the question…
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The big idea: should we worry about sentient AI?
A philosopher asks if he was right to do so Regina Rini The Guardian There’s a children’s toy, called the…
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Can we ever fully separate our work and home lives?
If you could take work-life balance to its most literal extreme, what would it look like? Peter West The Conversation…
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Can humanity run out of ideas?
Given this wide breadth of lightbulb moments, from trifling to significant, can humanity ever run out of ideas? To some…
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