General Articles: Articles

Homo informaticus

Luc de Brabandere lets us sail with him along the two great rivers of thought that have flowed down the centuries from ancient philosophy into modern computer science, from Plato and Aristotle to Alan Turing and Claude Shannon.
[Issue 141 :: December 2020 / January 2021]

Homosexuality & Christianity

Douglas Groothuis argues that it is possible for someone to be gay, happy, and committed to traditional sexual ethics.
[Issue 141 :: December 2020 / January 2021]

The Future of Philosophy is CYBORG

Phil Torres imagines a biotech way of solving intractable philosophical problems.
[Issue 141 :: December 2020 / January 2021]

On Casuistry

Jason Morgan advocates justice without legislation.
[Issue 141 :: December 2020 / January 2021]

Hedonism in Ancient India & Greece

Nick Gutierrez wonders if pleasure-seeking is underrated as a virtue.
[Issue 141 :: December 2020 / January 2021]

Taking Our Vulnerability To Heart

Lindsay Kelland says the precariousness of our lives can teach us core lessons.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

Memory & Time

Marla Morris considers both by philosophically remembering her teacher’s lectures, and his torn, yellowed lecture notes.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

Drugs & Harm

Frederik Kaufman analyses the illegality of drugs.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

“Comico, Ergo Sum”

Nathaniel Goldberg & Chris Gavaler say philosophers should read Descartoons.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

Leo Tolstoy and The Silent Universe

Frank Martela relates how science destroyed the meaning of life, but helps us find meaning in life.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

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