CATEGORIES

Metaphors & Creativity

Ignacio Gonzalez-Martinez has a flash of inspiration about the role metaphors play in creative thought.

Medieval Islam & the Nature of God

Musa Mumtaz meditates on two maverick medieval Muslim metaphysicians.

Robert Stern

talks with AmirAli Maleki about philosophy in general, and Kant and Hegel in particular.

Volney (1757-1820)

John P. Irish travels the path of a revolutionary mind.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Becky Lee Meadows considers questions of guilt, innocence, and despair in this classic Christmas movie.

"I refute it thus"

Raymond Tallis kicks immaterialism into touch.

Cave Girl Principles

Larry Chan takes us back to the dawn of thought.

A God of Limited Power

Philip Goff grasps hold of the problem of evil and comes up with a novel solution.

A Critique of Pure Atheism

Andrew Likoudis questions the basis of some popular atheist arguments.

Exploring Atheism

Amrit Pathak gives us a run-down of the foundations of modern atheism.

Trolls, Skeptics & Philosophers

Rosemary Twomey questions our online epistemology.

Seeing & Knowing

Shashwat Mishra explores the limits of perception via the Molyneux problem.

Perpetuating the Santa Deception

Jimmy Alfonso Licon wonders whether pretending there’s a Santa is naughty or nice.

The Best Possible World, But Not For Us

Mohsen Moghri gives a Godless but principled response to the problem of evil.

Plato's Cave & Social Media

Seán Radcliffe asks, has Plato's Allegory of the Cave been warning us of social media for 2,400 years?

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.