Why, during this pandemic, we need to stop chasing targets and goals. Just do nothing

We are reminded today of the first principles – we were never meant to be full and absolute individuals but small organisms in a larger network of life.

Rita Kothari

· Apr 11, 2020 · 05:30 pm

How national stereotypes killed the European dream of 19th century philosophers

The battle between nationalism and a wider European identity has influenced philosophy to this day.

Daniel Whistler, The Conversation

· Aug 19, 2019 · 11:30 pm

How Adam Smith became the patron saint of capitalism

The Scottish philosopher’s reputation today is the consequence of a long history of fighting to claim his intellectual authority.

Glory M Liu, Aeon

· Jun 18, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why philosophical writing should read like a letter written to yourself

‘Dear you, here is where I stand, for the time being…Yours, me.’

John Lysaker, Aeon

· May 20, 2019 · 05:30 pm

A belief in meritocracy isn’t just wrong – it’s detrimental and self-serving

The belief that merit rather than luck or privilege determines success or failure in the world is demonstrably false.

Clifton Mark, Aeon

· Mar 13, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Were the foundations of Western philosophy laid by a woman who Socrates was in love with?

A new look at ancient texts allows for a pivotal perspective on the role of a certain Greek woman.

Armand D'Angour, The Conversation

· Mar 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Tidy up all you want, but making it about ‘sparking joy’ is another misuse of Eastern ideas

There’s an all-too-familiar pattern to the Marie Kondo mania.

Amy Olberding

· Feb 21, 2019 · 11:30 pm

I set up a booth on a New York street corner with two other philosophers. Here’s what people asked

We got hit with some real zingers, including one from a six-year-old.

Lee McIntyre, The Conversation

· Feb 09, 2019 · 11:30 pm

At once tiny and huge: How philosophers describe the feeling we call ‘sublime’

Experts have long contemplated the complex emotion that’s at once positive and negative.

Sandra Shapshay, Aeon

· Dec 31, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Why intellectuals need to stop reminiscing about the Enlightenment as a golden ‘age of reason’

The era placed a remarkably high value on the role of sensibility, feeling and desire.

Henry Martyn Lloyd, Aeon

· Nov 23, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Is it a duck or a rabbit? The philosophical underpinning of an old visual trick

What shapes the way we see things? Philosophers have weighed in on this concept called ‘aspect perception’.

Stephen Law, Aeon

· Aug 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Why every Sufi master is in some ways a Freudian psychotherapist

The mid-20th century Arab world saw an exchange between psychoanalysis and Islam.

Omnia El Shakry, Aeon

· Apr 23, 2018 · 11:30 pm