James Ladyman argues that philosophy’s inaccessibility is actually a good thing.
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Philosophers Who Have Found Success Outside Academia
Helen de Cruz talks to Philosophy PhDs outside the academy who most definitely are not “slumming it”.
Voluntary Euthanasia: Beware of the Godly!
Russell Blackford examines some of the arguments offered against assisted suicide.
On the Uselessness of (Much) Academic Philosophy
Much scholarship in philosophy is useless, but so what?
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.
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.
