The fundamental difference between art and beauty is that art is about who has produced it, whereas beauty depends on who’s looking. Of course there are standards of beauty – that which is seen as ...

Thoughts on Thought Iain McGilchrist’s Naturalized Metaphysics Rogério Severo looks at the brain to see the world anew. It seems there was a time when metaphysicians were all of a single species. Now ...

Overview What’s New in… Chinese Philosophy Anja Steinbauer on modern developments in an ancient philosophical tradition. Many thinkers of our time believe that ‘globalisation’, “the process whereby ...

Religion & Secularism Beyond Humanism? Robert Griffiths argues that humanist ethics has significant limitations. There are many people who do not believe in gods in any sense. Some are fervent ...

Articles Could There Be A Solution To The Trolley Problem? Omid Panahi finds that finding a solution is not the problem. The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment first devised by the Oxford moral ...

Hegel & History Hegel’s Understanding of History Jack Fox-Williams outlines the basics of how history works for Hegel. One of Hegel’s most interesting but misunderstood areas of enquiry concerns ...

Articles A Philosophical History of Transhumanism John Kennedy Philip goes deep into the search for (post-) human heights. Throughout our history, we human beings have been trying to transform ...

Food for Thought The Basis of Morality Tim Madigan on scientific versus religious explanations of ethical behaviour. “A man who has no assured and ever present belief in the existence of a personal ...

Articles Facts & Opinions Christoffer Lammer-Heindel tells us some important facts about them. From a very young age we are encouraged to distinguish facts from opinions. Now the ability to ...

Articles Kant and the Thing in Itself Ralph Blumenau on why things may not be what they seem to be. Before Kant, philosophers had divided propositions into two kinds, under the technical names of ...

Consciousness Henri Bergson and the Perception of Time Know the name, can’t quite recall what he thought? John-Francis Phipps explains the surprising ideas of the philosopher of vitalism. Bergson’s ...

Articles The Decline & Rebirth of Philosophy Daniel Kaufman sees philosophy ailing as a guide for Western culture, and considers how it might be revived. Among the humanities, philosophy is ...