Judith Butler and the fear of gender
In the 1990s a new philosophy helped open up alternative ways of being. Nobody predicted it would lead to war.
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ByHegel’s analysis of humanity as stumbling from one horror to the next remains all too relevant.
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ByIs consciousness an illusion? Only a philosopher could convince himself of something as implausible.
ByHis utilitarianism reflects the culture of Silicon Valley, which wields great power over how we relate to one another.
ByHow the Italian philosopher, who died last month aged 92, turned to theology in his war with the world.
ByHis science fiction novel tackled two fears: atomic annihilation and AI determinism.
ByAnimals have so much to teach us.
BySixty years ago, the French writer’s unflinching memoir of her mother’s death tested the limits of her existentialism.
ByHow the French activist and thinker forged a radical new philosophy for an age of war and ideological conflict.
ByIn renouncing his homeland and despairing of European culture, the Czech novelist walks in the footsteps of Kafka.
ByThe philosopher’s ideas on intelligence have staggering implications for the future of AI.
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ByHow Jacques Maritain, the most influential Catholic intellectual of the 20th century, changed the world.
ByFor decades, as he awaited his turn to ascend the British throne, Charles presided over another kingdom: rural Transylvania. What…
ByDavid Baddiel’s new book argues that a deity that saves us from death is confected from human desire.
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