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Democracy Imagined
Democracy Imagined questions the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people and highlighting the disconnect between elected representatives and the demographic and political landscape of the populace. It aims to philosophically dissect these problems and propose radical solutions for achieving a more authentic and representative democracy. It does so in an unusual way: by being a thought experiment —a difficult one, too. But have a
Jul 20
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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, 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?
May 18
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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, 2024
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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, 2022
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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, 2022
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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, 2022
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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, 2022
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