Russell Blackford examines the controversy generated by PEN America’s decision to give Charlie Hebdo its free expression award.
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Do Animals Have Free Will?
Helen Steward argues that in thinking about free will, it is essential to consider the capacities of animals.
Mary Wollstonecraft – The First Feminist?
TPM’s brief introduction to the ideas and work of Mary Wollstonecraft.
Wittgenstein in 800 Words
Rupert Read introduces the work and ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Kant’s Legacy
Paul Guyer considers the centrality of the idea of autonomy to Kant’s legacy.
Should the Law on Assisted Dying Be Changed?
Marianne Talbot considers the reasons to change the law on assisted dying.
Descartes in 800 Words
Johnathan Walmsley introduces Descartes’ method of doubt.
Dan Dennett and the New Atheism
Julian Baggini interviews Daniel Dennett, the least apocalyptic of new atheism’s “four horseman”. (First published March 2010).
Karl Marx’s Radical Antisemitism
Michael Ezra argues that Karl Marx’s anti-Semitism is clear and unambiguous
How to Think about Objective Morality
Peter Monnerjahn argues that “absolute truth” is a notion we have no need for and should discard.