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Henry Adams, American aristocrat. His friends adored him, but his “distilled and vitriolic mockery” was an acquired taste

25. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Henry Adams, American aristocrat. His friends adored him, but his “distilled and vitriolic mockery” was an acquired [More]

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Automation, Work and the Achievement Gap

24. November 2020 Philosophy News News

I just published a new paper with my colleague and friend Sven Nyholm. It's in the new journal AI and Ethics and it is about robots undermining human achievements and what we should do about this [More]

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Pankaj Mishra: We focus too much on minor disputes, ignoring the reality that “the default intellectual culture in Anglo-America is overwhelmingly right wing”

24. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Pankaj Mishra: We focus too much on minor disputes, ignoring the reality that “the default intellectual culture in Anglo-America is overwhelmingly right [More]

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The clock, the astrolabe, the university — the so-called “Dark Ages” invented some of our most important tools and concepts. It’s time to revisit the period

24. November 2020 Philosophy News News

The clock, the astrolabe, the university — the so-called “Dark Ages” invented some of our most important tools and concepts. It’s time to revisit the [More]

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Time for a new Witch Hunt? The pandemic could change more things than you would have expected.

23. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Witch burning in Germany in 1550 (image source) Could these times be returning? We can't really say, but history tends to go in cycles and some recent trends are at least worrisome. Which histor [More]

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Time for a new Witch Hunt? The Pandemic Could Change More Things Than than you Would Have Expected.

23. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Witch burning in Germany in 1550 (image source) Could these times be returning? We can't really say, but history tends to go in cycles and some recent trends are at least worrisome. Which histor [More]

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Buffoonery as a Political Strategy

23. November 2020 Philosophy News News

One seemingly odd thing about the far right in America is that they often seem to be buffoons engaging in absurd behavior. One good example is the fascist organization Proud Boys. While this is a domestic terrorist group known for violence, it is also known for its wacky rules and rituals. They have a strict [More]

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Freud’s philosophy of grief. How the loss of a daughter shaped a father’s understanding of death

23. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Freud’s philosophy of grief. How the loss of a daughter shaped a father’s understanding of [More]

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Why did the West rise? Meritocracy, democracy, trust, innovation, and restraint, argues a new book. But was it really so simple?

22. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Why did the West rise? Meritocracy, democracy, trust, innovation, and restraint, argues a new book. But was it really so [More]

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Rose Dugdale was a 33-year-old British heiress with a Ph.D. and a glowing recommendation from Iris Murdoch. How did she end up an art thief?

21. November 2020 Philosophy News News

Rose Dugdale was a 33-year-old British heiress with a Ph.D. and a glowing recommendation from Iris Murdoch. How did she end up an art thief? [More]

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