General Articles

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

In Thoreau’s bicentenary, Martin Jenkins looks at the famous American eccentric.
[Issue 123 :: December 2017 / January 2018]

How Cubism Tried To Create A New Language

Stuart Greenstreet wonders why Cubist communication failed to catch on.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

Democracy & the Unreasonable: Lessons from Rawls

Francisco Mejia Uribe asks if democracy can overcome fundamentalism.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

To Connect Or Not To Connect?

Dana Andreicut wonders whether, or not, to escape into the Matrix.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

The Experience Machine and Psychiatric Drugs

Emil Asplund & Erik Gustavsson try to find the truth about medication.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

Robert Pirsig & His Metaphysics of Quality

Anthony McWatt explores the philosophical ideas underlying the culture-changing 1970s blockbuster Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990)

Alistair MacFarlane considers the modes of life of a conservative philosopher.
[Issue 122 :: October/November 2017]

Beyond Bullshit: Donald Trump’s Philosophy of Language

Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg analyze Trump’s mode of communication.
[Issue 121 :: August/September 2017]

The Further History of Sexuality: From Michel Foucault to Miley Cyrus

Peter Benson philosophically explores changing attitudes towards sexuality.
[Issue 121 :: August/September 2017]

Leibniz & the Big Bang

Eric Kincanon says that Leibniz could have predicted the Big Bang in 1715.
[Issue 121 :: August/September 2017]

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