PRIVACY POLICY

News focus has leaned toward military outcomes, oil prices, and US involvement. Yet beyond strategic analysis lies a more urgent philosophical question: can the deliberate use of force, in the absence of an actual armed attack, ever be morally justified? And what precedent does this strike set for the international community? Dabbagh argues that accepting Israel’s rationale risks legalising a doctrine of first-strike coercion globally.

While a binary mindset of "right versus wrong" or "informed versus misinformed" is tempting, it obscures the reality of our political disagreements. Philosophy has tools to help us understand why and how we disagree, and to point us towards the path for better public discourse. Indeed, this is the mission of What to do about now?

Using the distinction between truth and reality, the political issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric is explored.

In a time where the equality of individuals is being questioned in troubling ways, Prof Michels reviews Paul Sagar's 'Basic Equality'.

Examining the causes behind the 2024 UK riots, Dabbagh considers the impact of misinformation, inequality and psychological mechanisms.

Even if Donald Trump's idea of absolute presidential immunity is absurd, immunity itself is not, as Plato understood.

Polarisation and division plays out over social media. Tragically, it rarely delivers the sense of belonging that leads us to argue online.

Photo by Michael Prewett on Unsplash TW: sexual violence Sex robots, which are artificially intelligent (AI) technology encased in...

The need for an Israel/Hamas ceasefire transcends the immediacy of political gains when anchored by longtermist moral imperatives.

Sadomasochism shares many features with domestic violence. Is it possible to legitimately consent to either?

AI models known as GANs are now being used in the fashion industry. But can they attain human levels of creativity?

Photo by Angelica Reyes on Unsplash In a surprising turn of events, Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” has been...

Is there anything morally problematic with the financial industry's risk-taking behaviour in the expectation of a bailout?

Derek Parfit (1984) asks us to consider two scenarios. In the first, a war kills 99% of the world population. This event, Parfit urges,...

Effective altruism is a movement that believes we should help others as much as possible. This may sound like a bland statement of the...

How the profit motive stages a theatre of ethics washing in Artificial Intelligence There is a burgeoning wave of start-ups and tech...

OnlyFans is a content subscription platform that gives content creators the space to upload sexy (although not necessarily explicit)...

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash 2022 has been a rollercoaster for ‘longtermism’. This is the idea that to do the most good, we need to...

Meet Professor P. Professor P seems to be the prototypical egalitarian: she is engaged in anti-racist and feminist activities, explicitly...

Why does the moral philosophy of effective altruism attract so many millionaires, including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel?

Epistemic Uncertainty and Data-Driven Policy Making Policy driven by data and science represents the gold standard amongst politicians of...

Many complain about the power of party members to select leaders. I argue that, in fact, they should be more empowered.

As protests continue to unfold in Iran, Hossein Dabbagh asks: what responsibilities do international citizens have towards Iranians?

In the recent Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, the majority...