Thoughtful people tend instinctively to believe that using sex to sell things is a really degrading activity. But might it …
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HISTORY OF IDEAS – Ancient Greece
We know we’re meant to think that Ancient Greece was a cradle of civilisation; but what exactly did the Greeks …
There is no Safety
So much of our lives is spent trying to establish a place of safety: we seek safety through money, status, …
The Sex-Starved Relationship
Not having enough sex in a relationship could sound like a rather trivial issue, to be laughed off in front …
HISTORY OF IDEAS – Monasticism
Not many people take off to go and live in monasteries nowadays, but the institution of monasticism has much to …
Why Advertising is So Annoying
Advertisers play constant games of cat and mouse with us, tracking us with ever cleverer cookies and widgets. It seems …
The Faulty Walnut
Our minds are made up of some of the most impressive matter in the universe. But they are also profoundly …
PHILOSOPHY: Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was acutely aware of living in an age when philosophy would need to supplant the role once played …