Mark Nayler argues that Bryan Magee was more than just a populariser.
Essays
These are (mainly) longer form essays. Many of those written prior to 2024 also appeared in the print version of The Philosophers’ Magazine.
Reparations for Slavery in the Eighteenth Century
Julia Jorati draws attention to arguments for reparations for slavery in the era of the American Revolution.
Imperfect Parfit
Daniel Kodsi and John Maier critically discuss Derek Parfit, as portrayed in a recent biography by David Edmunds.
Metaphilosophical Teaching
Kristopher Phillips argues that teaching philosophy is a way of doing philosophy.
On Seeing the Same Image Differently
Susanne Beweis and Holger Briel explore variation in visual perception.
Unexceptional Sex
Daniel Kodsi defends the sex-based account of woman.
Terminal Illness and Transformative Experience
Anand Vaidya on temporality and the transformative experience of a terminal illness diagnosis.
Are LLMs Natural Born Bullshitters?
Anand Vaidya considers whether LLMs, such as ChatGPT, care about the truth.
The Transgender-Rights Issue
Gary L. Francione on transgender-rights, equality claims, belief claims, and liberal pluralism.
Of Our Great Propensity to the Absurd and Marvellous
Paul Sagar explains how Hume can help us understand the appeal of conspiracy theories
