Florida is now a laboratory for fascism There is a very specific reason why Gov. Ron DeSantis targeted African-American history for erasure Salon · Feb 7, 2023
Why I believe the truth to be like an onion Since the dawn of philosophical knowledge, the existence of truth has been debated. We all talk about the truth. We all ask for the truth. We demand it, even if we sometimes deny its existence. This article will attempt to give another view of what, for now, I believe to… The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023
The book that changed me: how Pierre Hadot's Philosophy as a Way of Life taught me to 'love a few old truths' The most life-changing books can seem like they have always been there. What they say may seem obvious, once we’ve read them. But that’s only because they’ve reshaped how we look at things. The Conversation · Oct 25, 2022
The Anglican split: why has sexuality become so important to conservative Christians? The newly formed “Diocese of the Southern Cross” has broken away from the Anglican Church of Australia to form a denomination committed to a highly conservative position on sexuality and marriage equality. The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022
Thailand's Big Brother is upping the ante In the late 18th century, British philosopher Jeremy Bentham visited his younger brother, Samuel, in Russia, who arranged unskilled factory workers in a circle so that he could supervise them. Inspired by this principle, Bentham developed "the panopticon", an inspection tower surrounded by cells. Its uniqueness was that it enabled… Bangkok Post · Aug 5, 2022
Sex, lies and Hegel: did the intimate lives of philosophers shape their ideas? How did the intimate lives of major philosophers shape their ideas? Did their closest relationships with families, spouses, life partners and secret lovers influence their philosophies? The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022
It's the End of the Neoliberal Era, and We Still Don't Know What Neoliberalism Is Politics is filled with words that mean different things in different mouths, but "neoliberalism" is an especially tangled case. Reason · Feb 19, 2022
How Saffron Supremacists are using religion to polarise India Interrogating the mechanics of power in security, territory and population, French philosopher Michel Foucault coined the term “governmentality” to explain how governments try to produce citizens who obediently follow policies and practices through which subjects are governed. In the modern day, it translates to the state legitimising its power through… Newslaundry · Jan 2, 2020