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Anselm (1033-1109)

Martin Jenkins recalls the being of the creator of the ontological argument.

Is Brillo Box an Illustration?

Thomas E. Wartenberg uses Warhol's work to illustrate his theory of illustration.

Why is Freedom So Important To Us?

John Shand explains why free will is basic to humanity.

The Funnel of Righteousness

Peter Worley tells us how to be right, righter, rightest.

We're as Smart as the Universe Gets

James Miles argues, among other things, that E.T. will be like Kim Kardashian, and that the real threat of advanced AI has been misunderstood.

Managing the Mind

Roger Haines contemplates how we consciously manage our minds.

lain McGilchrist's Naturalized Metaphysics

Rogério Severo looks at the brain to see the world anew.

Love & Metaphysics

Peter Graarup Westergaard explains why love is never just physical, with the aid of Donald Davidson's anomalous monism.

Mary Leaves Her Room

Nigel Hems asks, does Mary see colours differently outside her room?

From Birds To Brains

Jonathan Moens considers whether emergence can explain minds from brains.

The Two Dennises

Hannah Mortimer observes a close encounter of the same kind.

Heraclitus (c.500 BC)

Harry Keith lets flow a stream of ideas about permanence and change.

Does the Cosmos Have a Purpose?

Raymond Tallis argues intently against universal intention.

Is Driving Fossil-Fuelled Cars Immoral?

Rufus Duits asks when we can justify driving our carbon contributors.

Abelard & Carneades Yes & No

Frank Breslin says 'yes and no' to presenting both sides of an argument.

Frankl & Sartre in Search of Meaning

Georgia Arkell compares logotherapy and atheistic existentialism.

Luce Irigaray

Luce Irigaray, now ninety-two years old, was, among many other things, one of the most impactful feminists of the 1970s liberation movements - before she was marginalised, then ostracised, from the francophone intellectual sphere.

Significance

Ruben David Azevedo tells us why, in a limitless universe, we’re not insignificant.

The Present Is Not All There Is To Happiness

Rob Glacier says don’t just live in the now.

Philosophers Exploring The Good Life

Jim Mepham quests with philosophers to discover what makes a life good.

Who's Watching Who?

Grant Bartley tells a terrifying tale of privacy, paranoia and popular culture.

M.M. Bakhtin (1895-1975)

Vladimir Makovtsev asks: M.M. Bakhtin, philosopher or philologist?

Kant & Love

Ivan lyer has a beautiful Kantian understanding of love.

Kant the (P)Russian Philosopher?

Robert R. Clewis considers present implications of Kant’s Russian connections.

What You Need to Read Before You Read Kant

22nd April 2024 is the 300th birthday of Immanuel Kant.

The Healing of Philosophy

John Clark, MD, says our worship of the intellect has become pathological.

When to Hold Your Friends' Feet to the Fire

Jordan Myers argues, against Christine Korsgaard, that we shouldn't always hold our friends morally responsible.

How to Be an Antiracist Consequentialist

Nathaniel Goldberg and Chris Gavaler consider lbram X. Kendi’s requirements for being antiracist.

Shakespeare: Folly, Humanism & Critical Theory

Sam Gilchrist Hall! surveys folly and wisdom in Shakespeare's world and beyond.

Don Quixote & Narrative Identity

Inés Pereira Rodrigues asks, are we always or ever) who we Say we are?