General Articles

Evil From The Outside

Martin Jenkins considers alternative explanations of suffering, somewhere between traditional monotheism and new atheism.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

Émilie du Châtelet (1706-1749)

Andrea Reichenberger presents a fulcrum of the European Enlightenment.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

Ethics in Politics

Massimo Pigliucci trawls the history of politics to see how closely ethics fits it.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

French Philosophy Now

Manon Royet tells us what’s happening in French philosophy, and why you don’t know about it.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

On Regret

David Charles argues that we should not regret our decisions, but should take responsibility for our decision-making processes.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

Poetry & Philosophy for the 21st Century

Benjamin Lloyd gets Dewey-eyed over resonant rhymes.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

Moral Education in Confucianism

Plakshi Jain compares ‘reflection’ and ‘learning’ as means of becoming good.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

Mohist Anti-Militarism & Just War Theory

Shaun O’Dwyer takes an unfortunately still relevant look at how to avoid war.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

Cicero (106-43 BC)

Hilarius Bogbinder considers the inconstant career of the most famous politician-philosopher named after a legume.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

What Grounds or Justifies Morality?

Our readers give their reasons, each winning the right to a random book.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

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