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November 12, 2022
John Shand

Books that Lead You to Philosophy

Karl Popper: The Open Society and Its Enemies
What are the books that brought us to philosophy? For John Shand, philosophy professor at the Open University, it was Karl Popper’s “The Open Society and Its Enemies” (more...)
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November 5, 2022
Miguel Angel

Andreas Matthias on Writing About Philosophy

Philosopher interviews
Miguel Angel, editor and owner of Filosofia En La Red, interviews Andreas Matthias, editor of Daily Philosophy, about being a publisher of a philosophy site today. (more...)
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November 3, 2022
Massimo Pigliucci

The Problem with Scientism

In these days of crisis in the humanities, as well as in the social sciences, it is crucial to distinguish valid from ill-founded criticism of any academic effort. (more...)
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October 20, 2022

What Is Philosophy in Simple Words?

Philosophy is a field of study that attempts to answer questions that cannot be answered by providing some fact, but that require a deeper understanding of the question. (more...)
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October 19, 2022

Are We Allowed to Destroy Art?

Jimmy Carr is taking a hammer to Hitler
A new TV show fronted by Jimmy Carr will destroy artworks from artists ranging from Picasso to Hitler. Is this a bad thing? We look at the arguments for and against destroying art for entertainment. (more...)
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October 15, 2022

Quiet Quitting

The Accented Philosophy Podcast
For many, quietly quitting work is the only answer to a job that is exploitative, meaningless and empty. But is quietly quitting really the best way to reclaim our lives? (more...)
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October 7, 2022
Kunal Kashyap

A Short History of Happiness

From Eudaimonia to Gross National Happiness
The pursuit of happiness has always been one of the main driving forces of human lives. This article recounts the amazing history of the concept of happiness, from ancient times to today, from Eudaimonia to Gross National Happiness. (more...)
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October 2, 2022

Stunning AI-Generated Art

How it works and what it means
A sample of AI art generated by Stable Diffusion. Is AI generated art different from human art, and is it art at all? (more...)
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October 2, 2022

October 2: Happy Birthday, Mahatma Gandhi!

Last Friday was the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whom they called the Mahatma, the Great Soul. (more...)
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September 23, 2022

Paul Lodge on Philosophy and Music

Philosopher interviews
Paul Lodge, Professor of Philosophy and songwriter, sets philosophical poems to music. In this interview, we discuss his background and whether philosophy makes for good songs. (more...)
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September 19, 2022
Livio Rossetti

The Homeric Poems First of All

The poems of Homer, the Ilias and the Odyssey, mark the proper start of Greek civilization and can be seen as what shaped Greek identity, argues ancient philosophy Professsor Livio Rossetti. (more...)
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September 16, 2022
Glory White

50 Answers

What do religions say about fate?
An insightful new book sheds light on how a rich tapestry of religions answer life’s biggest questions. (more...)
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September 2, 2022
Burkay T. Ozturk

Nigerian Scammers and Philosophical Muggers

A short story
A Short Story on Epistemic Humility and The Best Possible Life, All Things Considered (more...)
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August 26, 2022
John Shand

Kant’s Categories and the Stevenson Screen

One way of thinking about and getting an understanding of Kant’s Categories is to draw an analogy with the Stevenson Screen. This article sheds light on what Kant’s Categories are and how they function in our understanding of the world. (more...)
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August 22, 2022

How Free is Free Enough?

Ronald Dworkin on free speech and censorship
Today, we are confronted with the need to weigh free speech against other values like inclusivity, respect and tolerance. We look at the arguments of philosopher Ronald Dworkin in defence of free speech. (more...)
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August 3, 2022

Is Abortion Ethical?

The main arguments
Is abortion morally right? We look at the main arguments for and against abortion. (more...)
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July 31, 2022

Can AI write philosophy?

How Jasper AI will shake up education
I tried out Jasper AI, a computer program that generates natural language text. It turns out that it can create near-perfect output that would easily pass for a human-written undergraduate philosophy paper. (more...)
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July 20, 2022

Five Most Inspiring Philosophy Books

Life-changing wisdom for your summer reading list
Looking for a life-changing summer read? Here are Daily Philosophy’s recommendations for five of the most inspiring books that everyone should know. (more...)
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July 15, 2022
Catherine Greene

Am I irrational?

And how would I know?
People as well as large-scale events, for example the Durch Tulip Mania or the technology crash in the early 2000s, are sometimes said to be irrational. But what exactly do we mean by that? (more...)
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July 11, 2022
Stephen Leach

Steven Cassedy: What Do We Mean When We Talk About Meaning

Book review
Altogether this is the most comprehensive account of how the phrase ‘the meaning of life’ came to attain its current ubiquity that has yet been written. (more...)
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July 6, 2022
Robert Zaborowski

The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness

Book review
Review of Uriah Kriegel (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2020, by Prof. Robert Zaborowski. (more...)
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