CATEGORIES

To Infinity... and Beyond!

Owain Griffin takes a leap beyond the limits of numbers, into concepts.

Eternal Recurrence Revisited

Brandon Robshaw looks again at Nietzsche’s idea of the eternal repetition of life.

What Philosophy Does To Philosophers

Rohan Somji looks at the consequences of thinking for three antique thinkers.

A Stoic Response To The Climate Crisis

Matthew Gindin thinks that the Stoics have useful advice for us right now.

JOKER

Stefan Bolea meditates on madness at the movies.

The Tragedy That Was Athens

Alex Holzman sees the history of Golden Age Athens as a play with Pericles and Socrates as its tragic heroes.

Gary Cox

Is the author of several books on existentialism and general philosophy. The 10th anniversary edition of his bestselling self-help book How to Be an Existentialist was published recently. Gavin Smith talks with him about existentialism.

Fellowship For Aristotle & Tolkien

Andy Owen explains what Aristotle was tolkien about.

The Wisdom of Ignorance

Daniel Silvermintz wants us to rediscover the virtue of Socratic ignorance.

Etienne de la Boétie (1530-1563)

Martin Jenkins looks at the life of an influential early political philosopher.

Francis Fukuyama & the Perils of Identity

Peter Benson critiques a liberal but nationalistic brand of identity politics.

Destined In Delhi

Seán Moran contemplates kismet and choreography.

The Mind Of Leonardo Da Vinci

Waqās Ahmed connects Leonardo's worldview with systems theory.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Thomas E. Wartenberg sees current concerns about truth in the news spotlighted by a classic Western.

Poodle As Representation Rottweiler As Will

Christopher Ryan takes a dogged look at Schopenhauer’s view of the world.

Philosophical Outlook & Mental Well-Being

Sam Woolfe asks if pessimism is a proper response to life or a symptom of depression.

Goading Gladiators

Seán Moran analyses amphitheatrical antics.

Challenge, Enhancement & Martial Arts

Daniel Faggella uses technology to reevaluate what it is to be challenged.

A Golden Manifesto, Part II

Mary Midgley continues her recollection of a golden age of female philosophy.

Epicurus For Today

Luke Slattery argues that the ancient philosophy of the Garden offers an attractive answer to some of the challenges of the modern world.

Game: Everything

Kaya York experiences monism, mysticism, and Schopenhauerian ethics while playing David OReilly’s video game.

lost in translation

laura d’olimpio gazes thoughtfully at a postmodern existential platonic romance.

Arresting Thoughts

Maeve Roughton asks if it’s becoming a crime to think the wrong thoughts.

Berkeley's & Hume's Philosophical Memoirs

David Berman looks for similarities and differences in the aims of the two thinkers.

Acceptable In Amsterdam

Sean Moran tiptoes tolerantly through the tulips.

Xenos: Jacques Derrida On Hospitality

Peter Benson tackles xenophobia with the help of Jacques Derrida and Plato.

Homelessness & The Limits Of Hospitality

Anya Daly says we’ll solve homelessness only when we see it as our problem.

An Education In Diversity?

Christina Easton asks if a liberal education can be forced on non-liberal communities.

Santa Claus & The Problem Of Evil

Jimmy Alfonso Licon engages in a little Santodicy for Christmas.

Seeing The Future In The Present Past

Siobhan Lyons perceives the flow of history in terms of organic growth and decay.