General Articles

Why Do People Hate Hypocrisy?

Emrys Westacott argues that it’s not usually the hypocrisy itself that we hate.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

Is Comedy Good for Us?

Damaris Stock has a laugh with Plato and friends.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

A Memetic Analysis of Narratives & Conspiracies

Ignacio Gonzalez considers how memes replicate into conspiracy theories.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

In Defense of Idleness

Wendell O’Brien says, ‘Just Don’t Do It’.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

The Hedgehog’s Dilemma: A Metaphor About the Challenges of Human Intimacy

Krishna Chaubey explains Arthur Schopenhauer’s poignant thought experiment.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

Xenophon (c.430-355 BC)

Hilarius Bogbinder looks at the life of the other biographer of Socrates.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

Why Do The Evil Still Prosper?

Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

A Very Short History of Critical Thinking

Luc de Brabandere summarises a long history through key figures of thought.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Good Grief!

Tim Madigan ponders the philosophy of Peanuts.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Heisenberg’s Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Kanan Purkayastha explains how Werner Heisenberg’s 1925 paper turned the quantum theory of the early 1900s into the quantum mechanics of today.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

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