Fabienne Peter asks whether a strong political leader is a good thing.
Reflections
Articles and essays written over the years for the online version of The Philosophers’ Magazine. A few of the more substantive pieces also appeared in the print edition of the magazine.
What Place Does Philosophy Have in Politics?
Simon Hewitt takes a philosophical approach to political engagement.
What Voters Want
Alexander X. Douglas asks why we’re taken in by meaningless catchphrases.
Lying with Bar Graphs
Katherine Hawley on why it matters when we’re given misleading statistics.
Trump and May
Jennifer Saul on how Theresa May is getting away with it.
What Does “Democracy” Mean?
Jennifer Hornsby on the UK and French elections.
Richard Rorty and How Postmodernism Helped Elect Trump
Rupert Read on Richard Rorty’s warning to the future.
Dolly the Sheep and the Human Cloning Debate – 20 Years Later
Russell Blackford looks at how the human cloning debate has played out over the last 20 years.
The Shame of Public Shaming
Russell Blackford argues that it’s not our job to punish individuals, make examples of them, or suppress their views.
On Accommodationism: A Reply to Pigliucci
Russell Blackford takes issue with the substance and style of Massimo Pigliucci’s defense of accommodationism.
