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Ethics & Religion

Socrates vs. Jesus: Spinning the meaning of life

Steve Fuller follows up his iai.tv talk Socrates vs. Jesus with a compelling piece explaining how ev...
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Philosophy

Raymond Tallis: Time's arrow

An exclusive excerpt from Raymond Tallis' forthcoming book, inspired by his appearance in the 2012 I...
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Politics & Economics

Peter Tatchell: In Search of Economic Democracy

In a follow-up to his IAI talk 'Economic Democracy', Peter Tatchell argues that democratising the ec...
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Philosophy

Talking About: Hawking vs. Philosophy

Does the success of science entail the death of philosophy? Science solves the mysteries of the univ...
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Politics & Economics

Caricaturing Marx: pure ignorance or wishful thinking

Tom Phillips explores Terry Eagleton's recent IaI lecture and talks Marx, capitalism and caricatures...
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Metaphysics & Language

Peter Hacker asks: Why Philosophy?

Why should someone choose to study philosophy? Oxford philosopher Peter Hacker explains. Physicists ...
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Psychology & Mind

Talking About: The Agony & the Ecstasy

We take it for granted that eradicating pain is desirable. But is it possible, and do we want, to ...
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Science & Technology

Talking About: Touching Cyberspace

Cyberspace is a world without laws or boundaries, and touch-screen technologies have made digital id...
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Culture & Society

The Final Word: Judith Marquand on The Decline of Violence

After her critique of Stephen Pinker's theories in our debate The Decline of Violence, we invited Ju...

 

 

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