CATEGORIES

Against Veganism

Chris Belshaw makes the case for rearing animals for their meat and produce.

Get Real

Paul Doolan reveals that the real problem with ‘the real world’ is knowing what ‘real’ really means.

The Parable of Aladdina

Michael Langford says you should be careful what you ask from a genie, or you might get lamped.

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Hilarius Bogbinder discovers the surprisingly revolutionary views of one of the Catholic Church’s most revered philosophers.

Would Kant Have Worn A Face Mask?

Todd Mei says yes, as a duty of practical reason.

Zapffe For A New Political Age

Cameron Hendy thinks it’s about time we all stopped.

Kierkegaard: Young, Free & Anxious

Gary Cox considers the problematic side of freedom, from the edge of a cliff.

No Hats on Sunday

Akif Rashid asks Albert Camus why so many people around him are unhappy and confused, and what to do about it.

We're All Existentialists Now

Greg Artus contemplates (dis)embodiment, Zoom life and social media, through the ‘Looks’ of Sartre, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty.

The Stoic's Lacuna

Alex Richardson explores the ethical cavern at the centre of Stoicism.

Jonathan Edwards on Spiders

John Irish reveals the surprisingly Enlightened views of a hellfire preacher.

The Adventures of Jean-Paul Sartre

Sam Kelly says Jean-Paul Sartre was the Hunter S. Thompson of existentialism.

Existentialism from an African-American Perspective

Roger Karny takes another look at liberty and alienation.

Anne Conway (1631-1679)

Jonathan Head looks at the life and thoughts of an early animal equaliser.

Reason & Emotion

James R. Robinson finds ways of bridging the gap (or not).

The Ethics of Fat Shaming

Charlotte Curran tells us precisely why fat shaming is unethical.

Recognition & Protest

Andrew Hyams recognises what fuels protest movements.

Deleuze & Guattari's Friendly Concepts

Karen Parham explores the collection of curious concepts Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari use in their organic perception of reality.

Is Election Meddling an Act of War?

Elad Uzan argues that although it may well be, this doesn’t necessarily justify a warlike response.

Phenomenology At The Beach

Chad Engelland philosophically analyses the experience of being at the seaside.

Abortion & Artificial Wombs

Ji Young Lee and Andrea Bidoli discuss how artificial womb technology will shape the abortion rights discussion.

Nonhuman Persons

Gerard Elfstrom asks what such creatures, if they exist, would be like and how much it matters morally.

Bicycling in Brussels

Seán Moran suspects simple stereotypes.

A Stoic Approach to Racism

Frank Thermitus says prepare for the worst to achieve the best.

Thinking About Thinking

Raymond Tallis reflexes his mind muscle.

Camus, The Plague And Us

Ray Boisvert on Albert Camus, Thomas Merton and a call to be a healer in a crisis.

Sci Fi & The Meaning Of Life

Shai Tubali sees how non-human minds mirror our condition back to us. [CONTAINS SPOILERS!]

From Conceptual Art To Social Art

Peter Benson watches this ‘art movement’ with raised eyebrows.

The Not So Benign World of Photography

Atika Qasim questions her own, and others’, motives for taking photos.

The Moore the Merrier

Gary Cox opens up G.E. Moore’s ethics, and his open question argument.