Tag: "ethics"

Succession

Jack Murphy sees society’s morals faltering in a family feud.
[Issue 140: October/November 2020: Television]

Mary Midgley (1919-2018)

Nat Dyer looks at the humanity of a philosopher who tried to make philosophy more human.
[Issue 140: October/November 2020: Brief Lives]

Virtual Reality as a Catalyst for Thought

Joakim Vindenes says VR could be a useful addition to the philosopher’s toolkit.
[Issue 139: August/September 2020: Future Shocks]

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Terri Murray gets to the core of ethics with Socrates and Woody Allen [CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS!].
[Issue 139: August/September 2020: Films]

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Gary Browning tells us why Iris Murdoch stands out as a twentieth century thinker.
[Issue 139: August/September 2020: Brief Lives]

The Plague & The Plague

Dylan Daniel finds many contemporary resonances in Albert Camus’ novel.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Articles]

Et In Arcadia Ego

Vaitsa Giannouli asks philosophical questions about dementia and responsibility.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Articles]

Those Who Justify Genocide

Michael McManus asks what remains of morality in the face of genocide.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Articles]

The Character Gap by Christian B. Miller

Massimo Pigliucci is frank about human character.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Books]

A Few Good Men

Matt Qvortrup casts Tom Cruise as a Kantian and Jack Nicholson as a utilitarian in this Cold War courtroom ethics epic.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020: Films]

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