Tag: "culture & society"

Is VR Meaningful Escapism?

Amir Haj-Bolouri enquires into possible meaning through technology.
[Issue 168: June/July 2025: Digital Philosophy]

Young & Meaningful

Elise Beal notes a Japanese philosophy of finding pleasure in the small things, and matches it with an online trend.
[Issue 168: June/July 2025: Articles]

Is Laughter Liberating or Cruel?

Alfie Bown investigates different categories of laughter.
[Issue 168: June/July 2025: Humour]

It’s Just A Joke

by Christine Jefferys
[Issue 168: June/July 2025: Poetry]

The Functions of Humor in Writing

Omar Sabbagh contemplates the use of humor, in fiction, and in life.
[Issue 168: June/July 2025: Humour]

What Does it Mean to be Human?

Vikas Beniwal considers some philosophers’ core understandings.
[Issue 167: April/May 2025: The Human Experience]

God’s Silence on TV

Hugh Hamilton looks at how God is presented. Spoilers for the shows Lucifer, Preacher and Supernatural ahead.
[Issue 167: April/May 2025: Television]

Falling Down

Thomas R. Morgan considers how personal identity is maintained, and how it is lost.
[Issue 166: February/March 2025: Films]

The Smart Shoppers

Joe R.R. Angelitis overhears a heated political discussion in aisle fifty-one.
[Issue 166: February/March 2025: Fiction]

Harley Schwadron’s Cartoon (1)

by Harley Schwadron
[Issue 166: February/March 2025: Cartoon]

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