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Philosophy in the age of post-truth politics
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?
20 hours ago8 min read
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Presidential Immunity: What Would Plato Say?
Even if Donald Trump's idea of absolute presidential immunity is absurd, immunity itself is not, as Plato understood.
Jul 4, 20248 min read
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Why implicit bias is not (just) in the head, and why that matters
Meet Professor P. Professor P seems to be the prototypical egalitarian: she is engaged in anti-racist and feminist activities, explicitly...
Dec 4, 20228 min read
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Can Data Save Us From Ourselves?
Epistemic Uncertainty and Data-Driven Policy Making Policy driven by data and science represents the gold standard amongst politicians of...
Nov 20, 20227 min read
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In defence of party democracy
Many complain about the power of party members to select leaders. I argue that, in fact, they should be more empowered.
Nov 13, 20226 min read
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The Queen is dead
The Elizabethan age is over. Like when Nietzche declared that ‘God is dead’, we Brits face an existential moment that is ours to define
Oct 9, 20226 min read
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