Berit Brogaard asks, does the idea of irrational love make sense?
Essays
These are (mainly) longer form essays. Many of those written prior to 2024 also appeared in the print version of The Philosophers’ Magazine.
Lives Actually Lived
Sarah Bakewell celebrates the nitty-gritty of biography.
The Silver Rule of Acting Under Uncertainty
Constantine Sandis and Nassim N Taleb on how to think about risk, harm and having skin in the game.
Strangers on a Train
Timothy Williamson on philosophical dialogues.
Why the Free Will Debate Never Ends
Julian Baggini looks beyond traditional approaches to the free will debate.
The Meaning of “Asshole”
Aaron James offers a cognitivist conjecture, which sheds light on foul language generally.
Sport – Profound or a Waste of Time?
Stephen Mumford argues that sport’s importance lies in the connections between embodiment, power and freedom.
The Loss of God
Claire Creffield moves in the direction of a constructive conversation between atheists and believers.
In Praise of Specialisation
James Ladyman argues that philosophy’s inaccessibility is actually a good thing.
Philosophers Who Have Found Success Outside Academia
Helen de Cruz talks to Philosophy PhDs outside the academy who most definitely are not “slumming it”.
