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The Life Philosophical

What is the Philosophical Experience?

What is the Philosophical Experience?

Eldar Sarajlic philosophically considers what it is to do philosophy.

Is Progress Possible In Philosophy?

Is Progress Possible In Philosophy?

Mathis Bitton suggests three ways that philosophy progresses.

Why Write Philosophy?

Why Write Philosophy?

George Sher writes some philosophy to tell us.

What Happened to Philosophy?

What Happened to Philosophy?

Alexander Jeuk says overspecialization, academic debate focusing, and simplistic argument structures, are prominent missteps in modern philosophy.

Regulars

The Life Philosophical
News: October/November 2023

News: October/November 2023

Cornel West runs for President • Hypatia flees… to Glasgow • NTT launches its own philosophy institute — News reports by Anja Steinbauer

Articles

Seeing Through Transparency

Seeing Through Transparency

Paul Doolan clearly sees transparency through philosophy.

Does a Just Society Require Just Citizens?

Does a Just Society Require Just Citizens?

Jimmy Alfonso Licon on moral mediocrity.

Russell’s Moral Quandary

Russell’s Moral Quandary

David Berman holds key oppositions in tension, including concerning morality.

Prince Shōtoku (574-622)

Prince Shōtoku (574-622)

B.V.E. Hyde looks at the statesman who fathered Japanese philosophy.

Hannah Arendt & the Complexities of Loving

Hannah Arendt & the Complexities of Loving

Jack Pemment considers the strange attraction between two deep minds.

Hannah Arendt & the Banality of Evil

Hannah Arendt & the Banality of Evil

Georgia Arkell reconsiders Arendt’s explosive report on the trial of Eichmann.

Columns

The Discipline of Desire

The Art of Living: The Discipline of Desire

Massimo Pigliucci helps us to know our limits.

An Itsy-Bitsy Universe?

Tallis in Wonderland: An Itsy-Bitsy Universe?

Raymond Tallis breaks down the ultimate breakdown.

Reviews

In Search of Us: Adventures in Anthropology by Lucy Moore

In Search of Us: Adventures in Anthropology by Lucy Moore

Roger Caldwell considers the quest of anthropologists.

A History of Lying by Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel

A History of Lying by Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel

Stuart Hannabuss looks for truths in a book on lies.

The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom by John Gray

The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry Into Human Freedom by John Gray

Thomas R. Morgan finds John Gray a bit downbeat.

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

Terri Murray thinks the film perfectly captures the zeitgeist [CONTAINS SPOILERS].

Fiction

The Game of Skeptics

The Game of Skeptics

by Philip Burchill

Therefore, Socrates is a Philosopher

Therefore, Socrates is a Philosopher

Guy Bennett-Hunter wonders if the father of Western philosophy is a philosopher.

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