CATEGORIES

Drugs & Harm

Frederik Kaufman analyses the illegality of drugs.

Bear-Faced in Bombay

Seán Moran philosophically ponders plumptiousness.

Pascal's Artificial Intelligence Wager

Derek Leben computes the risks of general AI.

Robot Rules!

Brett Wilson judges the case for laws for robots.

Neoliberalism & Social Control

Arianna Marchetti looks at how the Continental philosophers Michel Foucault and Byung-Chul Han view free-market politics.

Leo Tolstoy and The Silent Universe

Frank Martela relates how science destroyed the meaning of life, but helps us find meaning in life.

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Gary Browning tells us why Iris Murdoch stands out as a twentieth-century thinker.

The Meaning of Death

Laszlo Makay, George Marosan Jr. and David Vatai consider whether death destroys meaning or creates it.

The Singularity of the Human Hive Mind

James Sirois gives us a strong warning about overusing the net.

Virtual Reality as a Catalyst for Thought

Joakim Vindenes says VR could be a useful addition to the philosopher’s toolkit.

CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS

Terri Murray gets to the core of ethics with Socrates and Woody Allen [CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS!].

A Survival Guide for Living in the Simulation

Harry Whitnall considers how best to react if you find out that the world isn’t real.

Christianity & Homosexuality

Rick Aaron argues that religious recommendations are sometimes unrealistic.

The Plague & The Plague

Dylan Daniel finds many contemporary resonances in Albert Camus’ novel.

John Locke (1632-1704)

John P. Irish goes into full Locke-down with a titan of philosophy.

Those Who Justify Genocide

Michael McManus asks what remains of morality in the face of genocide.

Social Distancing in Solitude

J.R. Davis asks what Thoreau’s experience of isolation can teach us.

Philosophy & The Creation of the Individual

Mark Vernon chronicles a revolution in consciousness.

Einstein & The Rebbe

Ronald Pies sets up a dialogue between science and religion.

Corvid Captured

Seán Moran investigates indoor ornithology.

Buddha Travels West

Peter Abbs follows Buddhism’s path towards becoming a Western humanism.

Beyond Humanism?

Robert Griffiths argues that humanist ethics has significant limitations.

ZOMBIES

Chris Ferbrache wonders why zombie movies have remained so popular for almost a century.

The Philosophy Now Festival 2020

The century-old doors exploded inwards as Rick and I, laden with crates and rolls of paper, pushed into the eccentric Art Deco building.

‘I Am A God' On Becoming More Than Human

David Birch compares the attitudes of Friedrich Nietzsche and Kanye West.

Roger Scruton (1944-2020)

Piers Benn remembers his friend and colleague.

When Worlds (moral & causal) Collide

Toni Vogel Carey wrestles with conflicts of duty.

Our Nietzschean Future

Paul O’Mahoney considers the awful fate Nietzsche predicts for humanity.

Two Famous Philistines of Philosophy

Christopher Devlin Brown sees similarities and differences in Nietzsche’s and Plato’s critiques of art.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Mark Willingham looks at the philosophy of the great artist.