Claire Creffield moves in the direction of a constructive conversation between atheists and believers.
Essays
These are (mainly) longer form essays. Many of those written prior to 2024 also appeared in the print version of The Philosophers’ Magazine.
In Praise of Specialisation
James Ladyman argues that philosophy’s inaccessibility is actually a good thing.
Philosophers Who Have Found Success Outside Academia
Helen de Cruz talks to Philosophy PhDs outside the academy who most definitely are not “slumming it”.
An Antidote to Injustice
Jennifer M Morton argues that a philosophical education needs to enable students to conceive of a better way for things to be.
On Charlie Hebdo and Free Speech
Alan Haworth argues the Charlie Hebdo attacks were an assault on a particular view of the good society, one which views citizens as both equal and free.
How To Philosophise with Children
Peter Worley argues that philosophy in the classroom depends on a skilled facilitator.
How to End Our Love Affair with Evidence
Rupert Read argues that we need to be less fixated on the evidence, where the human world is concerned, and more determined to take up a precautionary stance.
A New and Improved Cogito Argument
Stephen Mumford outlines a new cogito argument that proves the existence of something that exists independently of us.
Should Students Use the Web During Exams?
Duncan Pritchard and S. Orestis Palermos argue that it isn’t obvious why being smart is associated with holding lots of information in your head.
Freedom Compromised
Stephen Mumford considers whether the presence of mental illness undermines the capacity to act freely.
