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The idea of the universal good is dangerous

The idea of the universal good is dangerous

Moral universalism has failed

Tommy J. Curry
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Iris Murdoch and why the West’s spiritual crisis won’t be solved by religion

Transcendence without theism

Miles Leeson
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Humanity is no less superstitious now than in the past

Humanity is no less superstitious now than in the past

The Big Bang theory, broken mirrors, and other superstitions

Rami Gabriel
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A life fully lived paradoxically reduces the fear of death

A life fully lived paradoxically reduces the fear of death

Meaning in life leads to less anxiety around dying

Julie Hannan
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There is no good and evil only better and worse

There is no good and evil, only better and worse

What Peter Singer gets wrong about morality

Alastair Norcross
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The potential and danger behind the rise in spirituality

The potential and danger behind the rise in spirituality

Spiritual complexity, science and meaning making in polycrisis

Anna Halafoff
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Animal Morality: 3 questions with Mark Rowlands

Philosophy tells us that animals cannot be moral. But what if philosophy is wrong? Mark Rowlands argues the case.

Mark Rowlands
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What Death Tells Us About Life

We can't understand life until we understand death

Havi Carel
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After Relativism

"Everything is relative" has become the mantra of our age.

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The Immortal Now

Can philosophy teach us how to die?

Robert Rowland Smith
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Socrates vs Jesus

Steve Fuller compares two icons of Western culture

Steve Fuller
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The Values Fix

To change our behaviour, we need a shift in values

Ian Johnson
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Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and the language of silence

What happens when silence speaks

Steven Bindeman
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morality begins at home

Utilitarians are wrong, morality requires treating people unequally

True morality always starts at home

Michael A. Slote
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Schopenhauer and how to overcome your negativity bias

Schopenhauer and how to overcome your negativity bias

Why pain stands out more than pleasure

Sam Woolfe
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against the pursuit of happpiness

Against the pursuit of happiness

Why you should not try to be happy

Lorraine Besser
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Humanitys ancient tribalism is causing its modern problems

Humanity’s ancient tribalism is causing its modern problems

You must harness your inner hunter-gatherer

Harvey Whitehouse
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Humans arent special and why it matters

Humans aren't special, and why it matters

Anthropocentrism is a violent philosophy

Timothy Morton
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Aim at decency not sainthood

The moral price tag of decency

Why 1% Might Be Enough

Michael Plant
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Alasdair MacIntyre: The man who declared morality a fiction

The return to virtue

Omari Edwards
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Relationships are more important than pleasure

Relationships are more important than pleasure

Stoicism isn't what you think it is

Massimo Pigliucci
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morality and law

Morality must always come before the law

The law is often morally wrong

Michael Huemer
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all rebels risk becoming tyrants

All rebels risk being tyrants

Camus vs Fanon

Pedro Tabensky
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Why the 10th commandment about jealousy is wrong

The virtuous side to jealousy

Kristján Kristjánsson
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