The word ‘melancholy’ puts its finger on a particular species of sadness, which isn’t an illness or even a problem: …
Tag: thought
Meritocracy
We’ve been taught to feel very good about the fact that many of our societies are now apparently ‘meritocracies.’ But …
SOCIOLOGY – Alexis De Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was a 19th century French aristocrat with some crucial things to tell us about the strengths and …
Artificial Intelligence
Should we be scared of artificial intelligence and all it will bring us? Not so long as we remember to …
POLITICAL THEORY – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The 18th century Jean-Jacques Rousseau made the bold claim that modernity and civilisation are not improvements; they’ve dragged us from …
No One is ‘Normal’
Everyone assumes that they are the only one to be freakish. In fact, of course, it’s very normal to be …
I’m Offended
The modern world, especially online, is full of people getting offended with one another. There has to be a better …