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The Ethics of Fat Shaming
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The Ethics of Fat Shaming

Charlotte Curran tells us precisely why fat shaming is unethical.

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June/July 2021
Recognition & Protest
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Recognition & Protest

Andrew Hyams recognises what fuels protest movements.

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June/July 2021
Deleuze & Guattari's Friendly Concepts
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Deleuze & Guattari's Friendly Concepts

Karen Parham explores the collection of curious concepts Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari use in their organic perception of reality.

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June/July 2021
Is Election Meddling an Act of War?
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Is Election Meddling an Act of War?

Elad Uzan argues that although it may well be, this doesn’t necessarily justify a warlike response.

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June/July 2021
Phenomenology At The Beach
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Phenomenology At The Beach

Chad Engelland philosophically analyses the experience of being at the seaside.

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June/July 2021
Abortion & Artificial Wombs
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Abortion & Artificial Wombs

Ji Young Lee and Andrea Bidoli discuss how artificial womb technology will shape the abortion rights discussion.

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June/July 2021
Nonhuman Persons
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Nonhuman Persons

Gerard Elfstrom asks what such creatures, if they exist, would be like and how much it matters morally.

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June/July 2021
Bicycling in Brussels
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Bicycling in Brussels

Seán Moran suspects simple stereotypes.

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June/July 2021
A Stoic Approach to Racism
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A Stoic Approach to Racism

Frank Thermitus says prepare for the worst to achieve the best.

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June/July 2021
Thinking About Thinking
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Thinking About Thinking

Raymond Tallis reflexes his mind muscle.

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April/May 2021
Camus, The Plague And Us
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Camus, The Plague And Us

Ray Boisvert on Albert Camus, Thomas Merton and a call to be a healer in a crisis.

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April/May 2021
Sci Fi & The Meaning Of Life
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Sci Fi & The Meaning Of Life

Shai Tubali sees how non-human minds mirror our condition back to us. [CONTAINS SPOILERS!]

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April/May 2021
From Conceptual Art To Social Art
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From Conceptual Art To Social Art

Peter Benson watches this ‘art movement’ with raised eyebrows.

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April/May 2021
The Not So Benign World of Photography
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The Not So Benign World of Photography

Atika Qasim questions her own, and others’, motives for taking photos.

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April/May 2021
The Moore the Merrier
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The Moore the Merrier

Gary Cox opens up G.E. Moore’s ethics, and his open question argument.

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April/May 2021
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)
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Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)

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

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April/May 2021
FLASH Philosophy
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FLASH Philosophy

M.G. Piety quickly considers condensed contemplation.

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April/May 2021
Art & Morality A Bittersweet Symphony
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Art & Morality A Bittersweet Symphony

Jessica Logue conducts an investigation into their relationship.

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April/May 2021
A Philosophical Autobiography
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A Philosophical Autobiography

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

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April/May 2021
The Limits Of Argument
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The Limits Of Argument

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

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February/March 2021
The Limits of Computation
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The Limits of Computation

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

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February/March 2021
The View From Somewhere Else
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The View From Somewhere Else

Andy Owen travels to see various perspectives from various perspectives.

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February/March 2021
Plato (427-347 BC)
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Plato (427-347 BC)

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

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February/March 2021
I Don't Believe It!
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I Don't Believe It!

Dene Bebbington presents a couple of bad but popular arguments.

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February/March 2021
Criticising Science
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Criticising Science

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

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February/March 2021
Further Animal Liberation
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Further Animal Liberation

John Tamilio III augments the arguments of Peter Singer.

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February/March 2021
Escaping Scepticism with Hegel & Heidegger
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Escaping Scepticism with Hegel & Heidegger

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

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February/March 2021
Elements of Truth
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Elements of Truth

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

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February/March 2021
Anxious Idleness
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Anxious Idleness

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

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February/March 2021
Do We Want To Be Free?
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Do We Want To Be Free?

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

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December 2020 / January 2021