In this issue

December 2022 / January 2023

Plaiting Gravy

Les Jones on allegories, specific domains and Wittgenstein’s social ideas

10+ mins

The Philosophy of Creativity

Rick Lewis asks what's new in this fascinating field

6 mins

Creating Cities

Harry Drummond builds a case.

6 mins

In Praise of Aphorisms

Grahame Lockey writes pithy observations to make you think about pithy observations to make you think.

10 mins

What Am I Doing?

James Gallant, writer, reflects on the psychology of creativity.

8 mins

Ethics in Politics

Massimo Pigliucci trawls the history of politics to see how closely ethics fits it.

9 mins

French Philosophy Now

Manon Royet tells us what's happening in French philosophy, and why you don’t know about it.

10+ mins

On Regret

David Charles argues that we should not regret our decisions, but should take responsibility for our decision-making processes.

5 mins

Poetry & Philosophy for the 21st Century

Benjamin Lloyd gets Dewey-eyed over resonant rhymes.

9 mins

Moral Education in Confucianism

Plakshi Jain compares reflection’ and learning’ as means of becoming good.

8 mins

Mohist Anti-Militarism & Just War Theory

Shaun O'Dwyer takes an unfortunately still relevant look at how to avoid war.

10+ mins

Peter Adamson

is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Duanne Ribeiro chats with him about the history of ideas, and the meaning and methods of philosophy.

7 mins

BABYLON 5

Stuart Hannabuss has five questions for Mr Morden.

8 mins

An Invitation to Navel Gazing

Raymond Tallis requests the pleasure of your company for this most philosophical of gatherings.

7 mins

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