PRIVACY POLICY

While a binary mindset of "right versus wrong" or "informed versus misinformed" is tempting, offering a sense of clarity in an otherwise chaotic world, 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'.

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

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

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...

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.

The Elizabethan age is over. Like when Nietzche declared that ‘God is dead’, we Brits face an existential moment that is ours to define

What is the purpose of universities? Do they exist to solve practical problems, or for some higher ideal?

Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash Blake Lemoine, a software engineer who has worked at Google for seven years, was assigned to a...

Why do republican political philosophers think that monarchy makes us unfree, even if kings and queens never use their powers.

Through his work on the Victorian freak show, and ideas from disability studies and philosophy, John Woolf explores the idea of 'freaktopia'