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Sophie Grace Chappell
Sophie Grace Chappell is a Professor of Philosophy at The Open University. She writes about ethics, politics, ancient philosophy, and the philosophy of sex and gender. Her books include Epiphanies, Knowing What to Do, and Ethics and Experience. She is a published poet and translator. Her most recent books are Aeschylus’ Agamemnon: A New Translation, A Philosopher Looks At Friendship, and Trans Figured: On Being a Transgender Person in a Cisgender World.
Sophie Grace Chappell is a Professor of Philosophy at The Open University. She writes about ethics, politics, ancient philosophy, and the philosophy of sex and gender. Her books include Epiphanies, Knowing What to Do, and Ethics and Experience. She is a published poet and translator. Her most recent books are Aeschylus’ Agamemnon: A New Translation, A Philosopher Looks At Friendship, and Trans Figured: On Being a Transgender Person in a Cisgender World.
Sophie Grace Chappell Videos
Epiphanies, ethics, and experience
On the phenomenology of being
Moments of Discovery
How do we decide on a moral system?
The transgender mind-body problem
An interview with Sophie Grace Chappell
A matter of facts
The value of truth in contemporary society
Sophie Grace Chappell Articles
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The Agony & the Ecstasy
Is pain a necessary part of human experience?
The Problem of Evil
Does 'evil' exist?
Morality of the Tribe
Should and can we treat all people equally?
The Lure of Lucifer
Why do we love Evil?
Our Sins and Our Selves
Should we embrace our inconsistency?
The Mystery of the Good
Is morality relative or absolute?
The Really Real
Is absolute right and wrong a fantasy?
The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial
Is morality simply prejudice?
Rethinking Feminism
Is there a universal goal for women's rights?
Being Human and Being Good
Is morality relative?
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Rebecca Goldstein | Plato in the Age of Google
Is Religion Dangerous?
Faith - The Problem or The Solution
After Buddhism
What could secular Buddhism bring the West?
The Last Taboo
Paedophilia, innocence and morality
Doing Right and Feeling Good
Is morality about thinking or feeling?
Thinking Good and Doing Evil
Is belief in any morality dangerous?
On Evil
How do we explain our fascination with evil?
Trouble with Heaven
Why does the dark and the dangerous attract us?
On Humans and Animals
Peter Singer and Mary Midgley on what's next for animal rights
Dancing with the Devil
Can and should art be moral? Our controversial panel confront the darkness.
Rethinking Science and Spirituality
Rupert Sheldrake | They complement each other
Can Animals Be Moral?
Reason and the Gods
What do secular and religious worldviews share?
New Gods
Do we need religion? And if so, why?
The Fountain
Morality and Mindfulness
Vishvapani Blomfield | Can meditation fix ethics?
How to See Things Clearly
Overcoming Wilful Blindness | Margaret Heffernan
The Death of God and the War On Terror
Secularism versus religious fundamentalism
Ethics, Darwin and Dante
The assumptions behind moral beliefs
Good and Evil Around the Globe
Is morality rooted in culture? | Joel Robbins
Belief and the Gods
Is the divine a fantasy?
The Myth of Being Happy
We should give up on the obsession with happiness
Science and Religion
Can science and religion coexist?
In Place of Prejudice
Can rationality provide a basis for morality?
Death and the Human Animal
Is the quest for immortality a fool's errand?
God is an Orgasm
Of Lies and Necessity
Is honesty a fantasy?
Return of the Pagans
Does paganism offer a new haven for spirituality?
Moral Animals and Our Place in the Universe
Are good and evil unique to humans?
The Point of It All
Where should we turn to find meaning?
The Age of Nothing
The consequences of the decline of faith
The Banality of Evil
Nature versus nurture
Life's Secret
Purpose and the Pursuit of Happiness
Beyond Good and Evil II
Is morality instinctual?
True to Myself
Morality, virtues & consequences
A Tale of Love and Hate
Are love and hate inextricably linked?
Competition versus Cooperation
Can we survive and succed without competition?
Morality, Cruelty and Freedom
Attitudes towards animal suffering
In the Beginning was Nature
Spirtuality and the environment
Purity and Dirt
Uncovering the significance of cleanliness
More Articles
The morality of animals
The two ideas that divide us
Nature loves a hypocrite
Who is to blame for migrant deaths?
In defence of pessimism
Christmas traditions don't need religion
The Epicurean's guide to Christmas
How four women revolutionised ethics
Are mandatory vaccines justified?
Groundhog Day vs Nietzsche: Reliving Your Life
The Return of Meaning
The power of anxiety
Humour is no joke
Change Thyself: your personality is a moral issue
The rules of war are absurd, but necesssary
What Hobbes really thought about war
Why getting what you want won't make you happy
Moderating Twitter's Moderators
Truth is questionable, and so is honesty
Nietzsche: your conscience is no saint
5 philosophers on how to face death
Happiness as an act of resistance
The present is all there is to happiness
Paul Bloom: The Pleasure of Suffering
Pandemic prediction from Lucretius
Mapping morality: Peter Singer vs his critics
The danger of ethics without empathy
Schopenhauer and the insatiable will to live
How effective altruism lost the plot
Pursuing happiness is a mistake