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Quote Of The Week
“The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.”
This is the first of a new weekly video series in which a philosophical quote will be briefly explained by Dr Anja Steinbauer.
Hegel & History
G.W.F. Hegel: An Introduction
Matt Qvortrup observes the watcher of the world spirit.
Hegel’s Understanding of History
Jack Fox-Williams outlines the basics of how history works for Hegel.
Hegel, ‘The Father of Art History’?
Michael Squire scrutinises Hegel’s historical ideas about aesthetics.
Kant, Conflict & Universal History
Terrence Thomson asks what Kant’s concept of history can teach us.
Regulars
Editorial: The Biggest Picture
by Grant Bartley
News: October/November 2020
Ethicists shadow vaccine research • David Hume gets cancelled • Philosopher tackles Tour de France — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
Taking Our Vulnerability To Heart
Lindsay Kelland says the precariousness of our lives can teach us core lessons.
Memory & Time
Marla Morris considers both by philosophically remembering her teacher’s lectures, and his torn, yellowed lecture notes.
Drugs & Harm
Frederik Kaufman analyses the illegality of drugs.
“Comico, Ergo Sum”
Nathaniel Goldberg & Chris Gavaler say philosophers should read Descartoons.
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Bernard Stiegler (1952-2020)
Matt Bluemink remembers the philosopher of memory.
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Mary Midgley (1919-2018)
Nat Dyer looks at the humanity of a philosopher who tried to make philosophy more human.
Columns
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Philosophical Haiku: Karl Marx (1818-1883)
by Terence Green
Philosophy Then: Come Together
Peter Adamson on agreement in philosophy.
Street Philosopher: Bear-Faced in Bombay
Seán Moran philosophically ponders plumptiousness.
Tallis in Wonderland: The Mystery of Freedom
Raymond Tallis thinks up some possibilities to explain free will.
Reviews
Doing Valuable Time by Cheshire Calhoun
James Wakefield finds out that meaning need not be monumental.
Enduring Time by Lisa Baraitser
Amber Edwards explores suspended time.
The Meaning of Travel by Emily Thomas
Stephen Leach discovers the meaning of travel without moving from his desk.
Succession
Jack Murphy sees society’s morals faltering in a family feud.
Fiction
Hegel’s Last System
by Peter Lach-Newinsky
