Tag: "culture & society"

Envisioning Society

by Grant Bartley and Rick Lewis
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Editorial]

The Social Contract: A License to Steal

Stephen Faison cross-examines the idea of a social contract.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Visions of Society]

Informed Voting

Lorenzo Capitani is in favour of government through knowledge not ignorance.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Visions of Society]

Is An Ageing Population Our Natural Fate?

Nguyen Ba Thanh wonders if death by old age is civilisation’s destiny.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Visions of Society]

Symbolic Misery: Volume 1: The Hyperindustrial Epoch by Bernard Stiegler

Daniel Tutt learns the art of winning an aesthetic war.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Books]

Breaking Bad

Psychologist Joe MacDonagh and philosopher Sheridan Hough each watch what happens when society breaks.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Television]

The Law Pebble

William Simpson watches a small society suffer a small catastrophe.
[Issue 116: October/November 2016: Fiction]

Thinkers Against Xenophobia: How To Deal with Pride and Prejudice

by Anja Steinbauer
[Issue 115: August/September 2016: Articles]

Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán has been called ‘the crime-fighting philosopher’ for using philosophy to make sense of organized crime. He has worked for a range of organisations including the Colombian government, Global Integrity, and Transparency International. Nick Chester asks him about using philosophy to combat corruption.
[Issue 114: June/July 2016: Interview]

On the Philosophy of Conservatism

Musa al-Gharbi outlines the varieties of conservative stances.
[Issue 113: April/May 2016: Articles]

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