Reviewed in short: New books from Graham Caveney, Giles Tremlett, Charlotte Van den Broeck and Chitra Ramaswamy
On Agoraphobia by Caveney, España: A Brief History of Spain by Tremlett, Bold Ventures by Van den Broeck and Homelands:…
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Why Stoicism isn’t just about you
It is often seen as an individualistic philosophy but its techniques are really about pursuing the common good.
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Philosophy’s gentle giant
Why Joseph Raz was one of the most important theorists of our age.
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The philosophical case for not wearing make-up
Cambridge academic Clare Chambers explains why we need to get more comfortable in our own, unmodified skin.
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Should consuming revenge porn be a criminal offence?
Without an audience, revenge porn doesn't work. Those who view these images need to understand they are participants in the…
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Putin’s tyranny has deeper roots than his warped psychology
Putin’s grotesque take on the unimportance of the individual in Russian philosophy means he is willing to see many of…
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Morality after the Bomb
How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch transformed philosophy for a postwar world.
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Why falsehoods on Twitter spread faster than truth
Since the platform is perfectly designed for what Heidegger called "idle talk", it's no surprise that untruths proliferate there.
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