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What Is Guilt?

Farah Abdessamad wonders if it is a function of responsibility.

The Happy State

Dan Corjescu says soma could be coming.

MINDING THE GAP

Dylan Skurka on a film that suggests it’s possible to choose to overcome your upbringing.

What Is Happiness?

Gary Cox asks, ‘is happiness a cigar called Hamlet?’, and other searching questions.

The Philosopher with a Thousand Faces

Alex Gooch on narrative, meaning, and the failure of philosophy.

Samuel Grove

Samuel Grove recently published Retrieving Darwin’s Revolutionary Idea: The Reluctant Radical. In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of The Descent of Man (1871), Roberto Navarrete sat down with him to discuss the philosophical dilemmas Darwin faced in applying his theory of natural selection to human beings.

Looking for the Purpose of Life

Brian King says that life’s meaning is a question of purpose; but what is the purpose of human existence?

Huygens A Scientist Among the Philosophers

Hugh Aldersey-Williams traces the philosophical connections of a polymath.

Exploring Time

Nurana Rajabova looks for a way of seeing time as if from the outside.

Classics : A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

“Moralists have unanimously agreed, that unless virtue be nursed by liberty, it will never attain due strength and what they say of man I extend to mankind, insisting, that in all cases morals must be fixed on immutable principles; and that the being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority but that of reason.” – Mary Wollstonecraft

The Philosophy Of Japanese Gardens

Sailee Khurjekar says that size matters when it comes to horticulture.

So You Think There are Laws in Nature?

Eleni Angelou eavesdrops on a conversation between a Believer and a Sceptic.

Coronavirus, Correlation & Causation

Martin Jenkins uses the virus to test our knowledge of causation.

Buddhist Metaphysics

Brian Morris describes four varieties of Buddhist metaphysics, and questions whether they can form one coherent system of thought.

Cogitating in Cambridge

Sean Moran takes a punt on reality

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).