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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.
Héloïse: Love’s Philosopher
Kerrie Grain argues that the time for Héloïse to be recognised as love’s true philosopher is long overdue.
On the Ethics of Suicide
Jeremy Stangroom asks whether it is possible to construct a convincing moral case against a (particular) decision to commit suicide.
The Héloïse Complex
Kerrie Grain asks whether Héloïse d’Argenteuil can properly be said to have had an Héloïse complex.
Charlie Hebdo and PEN
Russell Blackford examines the controversy generated by PEN America’s decision to give Charlie Hebdo its free expression award.
Mary Wollstonecraft – The First Feminist?
TPM’s brief introduction to the ideas and work of Mary Wollstonecraft.
Is Time Real?
Massimo Pigliucci on the metaphysical implications of an approach to physics that suggests time and space are not entities, but rather ways to order events.
Karl Marx’s Radical Antisemitism
Michael Ezra argues that Karl Marx’s anti-Semitism is clear and unambiguous
Sex While Drunk: A Moral Dilemma
Jeremy Stangroom on a tricky issue of consent.
Close Encounters of the Cancer Kind
In an article originally published in June 2012, Jeff Mason reflects on his cancer diagnosis and impending death.
