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Philosophy Now
Henk Manschot is Professor Emeritus at the University of Humanistics in the Netherlands.
Amirali Maleki interviews him about Nietzsche's approach to philosophy and life
6 min |
June / July 2022
Philosophy Now
Kant's Political Philosophy
Matt Qvortrup explains how the Enlightenment's leading philosopher went looking for a bit of peace.
10 min |
June / July 2022
Philosophy Now
The Enticing Light of Progress
Helena Moradi asks if the promise of pure progress is problematic.
7 min |
June / July 2022
Philosophy Now
Philosophical Haiku
Simone Weil (1909-1943)
2 min |
June / July 2022
Philosophy Now
Transcending Kant
Joshua Mozersky argues that reality itself might be accessible to us.
7 min |
June / July 2022
Philosophy Now
Diogenes the Cynic (c.404-323 BC)
Martin Jenkins recalls what we know for sure about the philosopher in the barrel.
9 min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
The Lottery' & Locke's Politics
John P. Irish considers through an infamous lottery.
10+ min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
The Determined Will
Stephen Brewer’s couple are determined to argue about free will.
5 min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
What Is Truth?
Richard Oxenberg on the need for an old paradigm, especially in ethics.
10+ min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
Paradox Lost
Paul Tissier argues that Russell’s Paradox isn’t really a paradox.
5 min |
April/May 2022
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The Goodness of Existence
Jarlath Cox says whether life brings pleasure or pain, the value of being born is the ability to experience at all.
10+ min |
April/May 2022
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A Map of Political Ideas
Phil Badger draws the boundaries of political thought and explores the territories.
10+ min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
Robert Nozick's Metaverse Machine
Lorenzo Buscicchi asks, would you plug into Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual world? He finds that the question has been considered by philosophers for decades.
7 min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
Cultural Colonialism & Aesthetic Injustice
Gustavo Dalaqua on decolonizing minds.
8 min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
Duane Rousselle
Duane Rousselle is a Canadian professor of sociological theory, author, and a practicing psychoanalyst. He reports to Julie Reshe on recent mutations in postmodern ideology.
10+ min |
April/May 2022
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The Golden State Killer & Deleuze's ‘Dividual'
Angela Dennis computes the use and abuse of digital data.
10 min |
April/May 2022
Philosophy Now
Spinoza & the Troubles of the Heart
Dan Taylor shows that even great philosophers can have their hearts broken.
8 min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
The Unlovable Parts of a Loving Society
Matei Tanasă asks if we should love the unlovable.
4 min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
The Philosophy of Romantic Love
Peter Keeble says philosophy, like love, is a many-splendoured thing.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
Men of Steel Superman vs Übermensch
Roy Schwartz examines whether the world’s first superhero really was inspired by Nietzsche’s ‘superior man’, and what the Nazis have to do with it.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
Smooching by the Seine
Seán Moran reports from the city of love.
8 min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
Harmony & Cancellation Culture
Erica Stonestreet asks, are we too quick these days to break off relationships?
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
Iris Murdoch & The Mystery of Love
Stephen Leach looks with Murdoch at the three graces of love, art, and morality.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
David Chalmers
David Chalmers leaves behind the hard problem of consciousness for an adventure tour of computer-simulated worlds and virtual reality. Paul Doolan interviews him about his new book, Reality+: virtual worlds and the problems of philosophy.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
Demons of the Self
Tristen Taylor finds problems in meaningfully defining ‘evil’.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
C.L.R. James (1901-1989)
David Austin on the life in writing of a philosopher of the dispossessed, and cricket.
10+ min |
February/March 2022
Philosophy Now
What Is Guilt?
Farah Abdessamad wonders if it is a function of responsibility.
5 min |
December 2021 / January 2022
Philosophy Now
The Happy State
Dan Corjescu says soma could be coming.
4 min |
December 2021 / January 2022
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MINDING THE GAP
Dylan Skurka on a film that suggests it’s possible to choose to overcome your upbringing.
7 min |
December 2021 / January 2022
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What Is Happiness?
Gary Cox asks, ‘is happiness a cigar called Hamlet?’, and other searching questions.
10+ min |