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Perennial Philosophical Problems

WebPerennial Philosophical Problems. John Kekes. John Kekes argues that our current response to them is misguided. The meaning of life, the existence of a benign …

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The Five Parameters: healthcare

WebThe first parameter by means of which to measure the claims of market-based and of state-based healthcare systems is precaution, and market-based systems fail on this measure, …

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Cosmological Arguments

WebCosmological arguments for the existence of God argue that the existence of the universe, or some aspect of it, requires an explanation, and that whatever it is that provides this …

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When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice: a

WebWhen All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice, by Jason Brennan.(Princeton University Press), £22.00/$27.95. Coercion, deception, and …

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Embodied Cognition, PTSD and Trauma Theory

WebEmbodied Cognition, PTSD and Trauma Theory. Monica Cowart. Monica Cowart explores a possible collaboration between philosophy and therapeutic practices which might help …

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Diogenes of Sinope

WebIn the generation that follows Socrates, however, Diogenes of Sinope will unleash philosophy’s ethical potential with vitality and humour. Whereas Socrates identifies as a …

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Covid-19 and Greek philosophy

WebAt this time when the Covid-19 pandemic is killing hundreds of thousands, disrupting the economies of prosperous nations and the lives of billions, and generating much fear, it …

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What Makes Work Meaningful

WebAndrea Veltman considers four dimensions of meaning. Our work has a substantial impact upon our lives. More than a means to a pay check, work enables people to exercise …

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Democracy and the Virus

WebEveryone knows that the word “democracy” has an ancient Greek origin, and that dēmokratia originally meant “rule by the people”.But it has since then had a complex …

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The Relevance of Existentialism

WebThe Relevance of Existentialism. Rebecca Bamford. Rebecca Bamford takes on the sceptic. There is a tendency to think that the history of philosophy is no longer relevant to us …

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What Satire Can Do For Us: Coping Not Curing

WebDuring the 2016 presidential elections, online media regularly praised American satirists like John Oliver and Samantha Bee for “murderslaying” or “annihilating” Donald Trump. Yet, …

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Everybody’s Philosophical Counselling

WebAfter the initial success of his praxis, Achenbach founded a society for philosophical praxis in 1982. Through press, radio and T.V. reports, Achenbach’s counselling practice …

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Is Philosophy Useless

WebThe hidden premise in this argument is that to be valuable is specifically to be “useful”. Philosophy is valueless because it is useless. The first, most obvious response to this …

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The Rise of Philosophy of Psychiatry

WebFulford is a psychiatrist and philosopher has worked hard to build interest in philosophy of psychiatry both in Britain and the rest of the world. The Philosophy Group now has over …

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The Year I Got Old

WebFor the next seventeen years, these challenges remained in the background. Then I turned 67, and all that changed. Over the course of the next year, I got old. Allow me to explain. …

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Pandemic Transformative Experience

WebPandemic Transformative Experience. Havi Carel and Ian James Kidd. Havi Carel and Ian James Kidd explain how COVID-19 is changing us.

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The Moral Case for Marxism

WebProfessor G A Cohen, the Oxford-based philosopher and defender of Marx, has continued to develop his ideas in recent years, whilst retaining his passionate belief in socialism. In …

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Simone de Beauvoir’s Ethics

WebSimone de Beauvoir published The Ethics of Ambiguityin 1947 and, like Nietzsche, years later penned her own attempt at self-criticism. In her autobiography, The Force of …

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