Should we be scared of artificial intelligence and all it will bring us? Not so long as we remember to …
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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 …
Secret Thoughts: Jaffa Cakes
The best way to stop eating is to have something better to do with your life. That isn’t always very …
HISTORY OF IDEAS – Love
We think of love as merely spontaneous – but it is in fact an emotion acutely shaped by its history. …
Secret Thoughts: I’m so busy
We spend a lot of time on our screens, looking at things that aren’t always strictly necessary – and might …
Student Philosopher: Nietzsche, Apollo & Dionysus
Friedrich Nietzsche believed that human life is fundamentally divided into the ‘Apollonian’ and the ‘Dionysian’. Find out more and please …