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Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)

Hilarius Bogbinder thinks about a political theorist who saw action as good thought.

FLASH Philosophy

M.G. Piety quickly considers condensed contemplation.

Art & Morality A Bittersweet Symphony

Jessica Logue conducts an investigation into their relationship.

A Philosophical Autobiography

Robin Wynyard reflects on his philosophical journey, and how this has influenced his thoughts about ageing.

The Limits Of Argument

Howard Darmstadter asks why rational debate doesn’t often change minds.

The Limits of Computation

Apostolos Syropoulos goes back to BASICs to consider whether the human brain is a computer.

The View From Somewhere Else

Andy Owen travels to see various perspectives from various perspectives.

Plato (427-347 BC)

William Dante Deacon looks at the life of a founding father of Western philosophy.

I Don't Believe It!

Dene Bebbington presents a couple of bad but popular arguments.

Criticising Science

Martin Kusch and Alexander Reutlinger discuss the ways science is criticised.

Further Animal Liberation

John Tamilio III augments the arguments of Peter Singer.

Escaping Scepticism with Hegel & Heidegger

Benedict O’Connell asks, must reasoning ultimately rest upon mere assumption?

Elements of Truth

Michael Baumann lists eight essential questions for judging the reliability of information.

Anxious Idleness

Why are we incapable of guilt-free leisure? Jacob Snyder says, blame John Locke!

Do We Want To Be Free?

Siobhan Lyons discovers that free will doesn't come for free

The Future Of Philosophy Is CYBORG

Phil Torres imagines a biotech way of solving intractable philosophical problems.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Siobhain Lash argues that you can sometimes be to blame even when you couldn’t have done differently.

Determinism Versus Determinism

Nurana Rajabova is determined to sort it out.

On Casuistry

Jason Morgan advocates justice without legislation.

To Be Is To Persist

Dustin Gray finds out that continuing to exist isn’t as simple as you might think.

Free Will & The Brain

Kevin Loughran wonders what scientific experiments really tell us about free will.

Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)

Morgan Sloan studies a Spanish philosopher and public intellectual who wanted to use philosophy to help society.

Homo informaticus

Luc de Brabandere lets us sail with him along the two great rivers of thought that have flowed down the centuries from ancient philosophy into modern computer science, from Plato and Aristotle to Alan Turing and Claude Shannon.

Hedonism in Ancient India & Greece

Nick Gutierrez wonders if pleasure seeking is underrated as a virtue.

Hegel, ‘The Father of Art History'?

Michael Squire scrutinises Hegel’s historical ideas about aesthetics.

Mary Midgley (1919-2018)

Nat Dyer looks at the humanity of a philosopher who tried to make philosophy more human.

G.W.F. Hegel: An Introduction

Matt Qvortrup observes the watcher of the world spirit.

Memory & Time

Marla Morris considers both by philosophically remembering her teacher’s lectures, and his torn, yellowed lecture notes.

SUCCESSION

Jack Murphy sees society’s morals faltering in a family feud.

Hegel Walks Into A Bar...

James V. Mead overhears Hegel mansplaining #MeToo.