General Articles

Peter Abelard (1079-1142)

Martin Jenkins looks at the life, love and logic of a medieval free thinker.
[Issue 134 :: October/November 2019]

Aristotle & The Good Ruler

Maxwell Cameron wants politicians to take a lesson from Aristotle’s book.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

The Good, The Bad and Theodicy

John Holroyd on the pitfalls of academic debates about God and evil.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

Is Attributing Evil a Cognitive Bias?

Aner Govrin argues that a common perception of evil is mistaken.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

What is the Third Way?

How to negotiate a path between capitalist & socialist excesses? Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the many entrants not included.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

Maine de Biran (1766-1824)

Benjamin Bâcle finds Maine de Biran’s idea of the self-willing self to be underrated.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

Tidying Up With Socrates

Freya Mobus compares Socrates’ method of enquiry with a fashionable way to achieve domestic harmony.
[Issue 133 :: August/September 2019]

Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659-1719)

Martin Jenkins considers the way of the samurai.
[Issue 132 :: June/July 2019]

From Ape to Man & Beyond

Henrik Schoeneberg contends that our next step is to learn to accept ourselves.
[Issue 132 :: June/July 2019]

Ethics & Uncertainty

Michael Jordan asks how knowledge of circumstances affects our morality.
[Issue 132 :: June/July 2019]

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