Forum for Philosophy

Intelligent writing from contemporary philosophers

You Would Say That

Clare Moriarty on philosophical mud-slinging and ad hominem arguments

 

 

Talking about Not Talking (Carefully) about Science

Uwe Peters on how science communication can bring out the worst in us

 

 

Forking Paths

Samuel Kimpton-Nye on the philosophy and logic of what might have been

 

 

Can Technology Revive the Destroyed Past?

Erin L. Thompson on the limits of digital recreation

 

 

Art Is a Game

C. Thi Nguyen on why the struggle (with art) is real

 

 

The Unthinkable and the Unconceived

Silvia Panizza on ‘choosing’ veganism and our hidden moral commitments

 

 

Putting Practice into Theory

Steven French on what kind of thing scientific theories are

 

 

Cruel Nostalgia

Robert Eaglestone on affect memory and the Second World War

 

 

Speaking (Some) Truths to Power

Stephen John on the ethics of expert advice

The Old Quarrel

Maximilian de Gaynesford on poetry and philosophy

Why Aren’t All Scientists Physicists?

Alexander Franklin on why it’s not all about particles

Just Leisure?

Blain Neufeld on leisure time as a right

The Problem of Trust

Paul Faulkner on trusting strangers

Mental Conflict

Hili Razinsky on ambivalence

A History of Human Dignity

Remy Debes on the contradictory origins of our concept of dignity

Does the Future Exist?

Emily Thomas on C. D. Broad

Can Manipulative Health Campaigns Be Justified?

T. M. Wilkinson on the ethics of manipulation in health and advertising

How to Express Your Emotions in Writing

Trip Glazer on the exclamation mark

What Is Pain?

Grant Duncan on the complexity of pain

Thinking Small about the Ideal Society

Brian Kogelmann on living better by living more apart

Do Electrons Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip Goff on panpsychism and the nature of matter

Is Truth a Political Luxury?

Julian Baggini on lies, damn lies, and political realities

Sartre Does God

Kate Kirkpatrick on the variety of atheisms

Rocks and Hard Places

Lisa Tessman on being required to do the impossible

Philosophy at the Speed of Art

Michelle Boulous Walker on slow philosophy

Should We Delay Gratification?

Dale Dorsey on how much we owe our future selves

Who Knows?

Jesper Kallestrup on the knowledge of crowds

The Moral Gravity of Mere Trifles

Amy Olberding on the Confucian role for etiquette in resisting injustice

What If God Is Just Not That Into You?

Tim Mulgan on whether the universe could have a non-human-centred purpose

Identity Threat

Michael Cholbi on the ways in which paternalism shows disrespect

Lost in the Supermarket

Dylan Trigg on anxiety, phobia, and phenomenology

Against Principles

Constantine Sandis on a holistic approach to museums

Family Ties

Reuven Brandt on parental responsibility and gamete donation

Does Money Make Us Selfish?

Philip Goodchild on money, trust, and self-interest

Breathing Life into a Phenomenology of Illness, Part II

Havi Carel on understanding illness through its lived experience

Thinking about Morality

Sarah Sawyer on concepts and the objectivity of moral reasons

The Chain of Love and Duty

Anca Gheaus on the reasons we owe our children a sustainable world

Logical Gaps

Catarina Dutilh Novaes on the cosmopolitan roots of logic

How Should We Interpret Dead Philosophers?

Tom Stern on the problem with the principle of charity

Breathing Life into a Phenomenology of Illness, Part I

Havi Carel on understanding illness through its lived experience

Moving Pictures

Carl Plantinga on new approaches to cognition and film

If Evolution Favours Fairness, Why Does Inequality Persist?

Cailin O’Connor on power and the emergence of bargaining norms

Value-Added Science

Anna Alexandrova on measuring well-being

What Does Hoarding Tell Us about Mental Health?

Rachel Cooper on classifying mental disorders

Knowing What’s Good for You

Guy Fletcher on recognizing the good life

In the Shadow of the EU Referendum

Simon Glendinning on what Brexit means

Porn as Propaganda

Aidan McGlynn on how pornography can function as propaganda

Experiencing Time

Joel Smith on Husserl and the puzzling experience of time

The Origin of Belief

Joshua DiPaolo & Robert Simpson on the problem of indoctrination

Beyond Protest

Tommy Lynch on Lacan’s four discourses and the problem of protest

Trust in the Dark

Guy Longworth on whether we can gain knowledge from others

Seeing Is Believing?

Daniel Whistler & Daniel Hill on the kind of harm religious symbols might cause

Land and Justice

Cara Nine on how borders should be drawn

Genetic Fallacies?

Reuven Brandt on anonymity and mitochondrial donation

Presence of Mind

Kathleen Stock on sexual objectification

Gauging Personal Identity

Kevin Tobia on personal identity and moral norms

Misadventures in Political Philosophy

Mahon O’Brien on Heidegger’s philosophy and politics

Risky Business

Rupert Read & David Burnham on uncertainty, systemic risk, and potential catastrophe

Desires We Live By

Miguel de Beistegui on the changing role of desire

Learning from Books

Alan H. Goldman on the philosophical value of the novel

The Creation of Autism

Bonnie Evans on the history of autism

First World Problems

Paul Froese on finding meaning

A New Problem of Evil

Stephen Law on a challenge for theists

Democracy or Decision-Making by Experts?

Fabienne Peter on who should make difficult political decisions

Are We Morally Equal by Nature?

Beth Lord on Spinoza and modern democracy

Trying the Dead

Emmanuel Melissaris on achieving justice when the defendant is dead

Motivated Creativity and Character

Matthew Kieran on true creativity, motivation, and character

Monumental Legacies and Symbolic Humiliation

Mihaela Mihai on harmful public art and liberal democracy

Homeopathy and Evidence-Based Policy

John Worrall on banning homeopathic remedies

Don’t Elect Him, He’s Unelectable!

Lorna Finlayson on hidden agendas and being realistic

Force of Habit

Komarine Romdenh-Romluc on habits and actions

You Must Be Joking!

Scott Woodcock on whether some jokes might be funnier because they are immoral

The Caring Citizen

Sandrine Berges on why learning to care should be compulsory for all

Good Work

Sam Clark on what it takes for work to contribute to human flourishing

Token Worries

Anca Gheaus on being the token woman

The Evolution of Cultures, Human and Microbial

Jonathan Birch on what microbiology can teach us about cultural evolution

Pets and Dependency

Jessica du Toit on our relationship with our pets

Intellectual Vice and Self-awareness

Quassim Cassam on recognising our own intellectual shortcomings

Derrida and Europe

Simon Glendinning on Derrida’s complicated views on Europe

Are Delusions Bad for You?

Lisa Bortolotti on the ethics of belief

Death, Fear, and Self-mourning

Bob Plant on attitudes to our own mortality

Should the State Pay for You To Have Kids?

Emily McTernan whether there might be a right to be a parent

Free Will and Human Nature

Brian Garvey on Evolutionary Psychology’s unacknowledged problem of free will

Why Can’t We Be (Legally Recognized) Friends?

Elizabeth Brake on expanding marriage