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'.

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

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

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

Too often, we hear that culture wars are just a distraction. But, ignoring them won’t make them go away. How can we approach them better?

Black Lives Matter & All Lives Matter represent two approaches to liberation- difference assertion & difference blindness. Which to favour?

Do recent perceived trends of cancellation or ostracism of those with odious views (so-termed cancel culture) pose a threat to free speech?

Are we using the same word to describe both bodily violence and illegal damage to property? What are the implications of this on protests?

How ought we adjudicate between the discomfort of those who feel statues represent oppressive views, and those who value attachment to them?

On statues: do philosophers' recent interpretations of activists and preservationists expose a disconnect between philosophy and reality?