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Unnatural sex

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The truth about nature vs nurture

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You are not an exception

Taking the self out of statistics

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Coleridge and the unconscious

Metaphysics manifested in art

Seamus Perry

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Styling the self

The real muddle of autobiography

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Savouring the silence

The virtue of doing not very much

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Beard vs Taleb: Scientism and Historical Inquiry

Twitter rows and the dangers of scientism

Massimo Pigliucci

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Against History: A Lesson from Simone Weil

Weil said progress is a myth. Should we listen?

Palle Yourgrau

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Are Addicts Truly Powerless?

Habits don't reflect desires.

Daniel Morgan

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Philosophy vs. Psychology

Is Kant the latest casualty in this war?

Andrew Bowie

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The Failure of Patriarchy

A vision for a just society and how to achieve it.

Finn Mackay

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When Art Meets Activism

Is there a line between art and ethics?

Hannah Davey

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Life & The Living

Parenting myths and the DNA revolution

The truth about nature vs nurture

Robert Plomin

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You are not an exception

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Aubrey Clayton

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Will gene editing unlock new potentials for progress?

Why are we comfortable modifying the genes of animals and plants, but not our own?

Güneş Taylor

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Béatrice Han-Pile On The Ethics of Powerlessness

Can philosophy help care for the terminally-ill?

David Maclean

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Why Eros and Illness Make Good Bedfellows

Illness can ignite our strongest lust for life.

David Morris

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Chasing Intensity: The Philosophy of Martial Arts

Martial arts help construct a more resilient self.

Barry Allen

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How Illness Transforms Philosophy

Philosophers should talk about the experience of illness

Havi Carel

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What if the One Isn't the One?

The issues with a normative look on romance and love.

Carrie Jenkins

A.I. and the Medicine of the Future

Could A.I. revolutionise medical treatment?

Parashkev Nachev

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Culture & Sexuality

Unnatural sex

Liberating female sexuality

Emma Sayle

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Lessons in Love: A Manifesto for better sex education

Netflix’s drama Sex Education is a model for what schools should be teaching

Peter Tatchell

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The Hypocrisy of Sexual Outrage

The Impossible Search For Sexual Morality

Theodore Dalrymple

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Dispelling the dangerous myths of love

Why the happily ever after fantasy may be harmful

Sara Protasi

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The immorality of monogamy

Why we need to stop restricting our lovers

Harry Chalmers

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Deleuze and Guattari got the female orgasm wrong

How I still find philosophy sexy despite their ignorance

Victoria Brooks

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The Reality of Psychedelic Experiences

Revelations or hallucinations?

Peter Sjöstedt-H

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Gender as Identity vs Gender as Norms

Can both concepts exist side-by-side?

Holly Lawford-Smith

Retraction Statement by Robin Dembroff, Rebecca Kukla and Susan Stryker

The scholars explain their position against co-platforming

Robin Dembroff

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Art & Aesthetics

Is Art Still a Vehicle for Progress?

The art world has become ‘part of the problem’, but the next generation of collectors won’t stand for it

Marine Tanguy

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Dressed to Kill

How our clothes shape our selves

Shahidha Bari

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The Philosophy of Punk

Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks's music was an existential project centred around authenticity

Nicholas Smith

What is Afrofuturism?

Mixing sci-fi, magic and non-Western beliefs, Afrofuturism frees individuals

Ytasha Womack

What Do You Do When You're Alone

Art, obsession and intimacy, according to the psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott

Olivia Laing

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The Philosophy of Horror

Why do audiences crave horror?

Noël Carroll

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Enjoying Vicious Artists

Can you ever really separate the art from the artist?

Nate Sheff

Life As a Work of Art

An outdated metaphor, or pointless self-help advice?

Bence Nanay

Spirited Away With Heidegger

Heidegger and Studio Ghibli converge on technology

Edward McDougall

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Narrative & Reality

Coleridge and the unconscious

Metaphysics manifested in art

Seamus Perry

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Styling the self

The real muddle of autobiography

Sally Bayley

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Savouring the silence

The virtue of doing not very much

Kate McLoughlin

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Life and death: Poe and Kierkegaard

The dreadful allure of Edgar Allan

J. Gerald Kennedy

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Coronavirus! The Movie

Living through a real life drama

William Nicholson

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Should we treat loneliness with poetry?

Sharing realities through lyrical language

Karen Simecek

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His Dark Materials: Panpsychism At Play

Philip Goff on how Pullman preempted panpsychism.

Philip Goff

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On Rationality and Nonsense

Nonsense poetry reveals irrationality in reason.

Matthew Bevis

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Literary Bad Sex

Bad sex scene awards offer no insight on good sex.

Catherine Brown

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