Sex has a nasty habit of breaking down in long-term relationships. One reliable technique for fixing things is called the …
Category: Self Development
PHILOSOPHY – Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard is useful to us because of the intensity of his despair at the compromises and cruelties of daily …
Why We Should Draw More (and Photograph Less)
Our cameras make it so easy to feel we’ve captured what’s important in the world. But to really appreciate what’s …
Student Philosopher: Platonic Love & the Troubadours
In the modern world, being in love with someone is always connected up with the idea of having (or wanting …
Why Design Matters
Far from being some sort of luxury or add-on, good design is central to a good society. It changes how …
POLITICAL THEORY – Niccolò Machiavelli
Machiavelli’s name is a byword for immorality and political scheming. But that’s deeply unfair. This was simply a political theorist …
First World Problems
Many issues are nowadays dismissed as mere ‘first world problems’. But the problems of the first world are deeply important …
Student Philosopher: Plato’s Ladder of Love
Plato’s theory of the Ladder of Love shows how you can move from a sex-focused vision of love to a …