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John Shand

How Humour Works

This is about humour. I shall not make any clear distinction between humour in general and jokes, only to say that jokes are archly and tightly structured set pieces and a subgroup within humour. (more...)
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Brian Redekopp

The Chatbot

A Dialogue between Socrates and ChatGPT on Intelligence
A Dialogue between Socrates and ChatGPT on Intelligence. (more...)
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John Shand

Ineffable Understanding

Seemingly intractable paradoxes involved in speaking of the ineffable are based on a mistake. (more...)
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Andreas Matthias

Just Fodder. The Ethics of Feeding Animals

Book review
Josh Milburn’s “Just Fodder” is a very thoughtful and rigorous analysis of the ethical issues related to feeding animals. (more...)
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Gregory Harms

Plato’s Apology

Plato’s Apology of Socrates is one of the greatest speeches in the history of mankind. It shows Socrates’ personality and humour, as well as being a meditation on justice and honesty. (more...)
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Andreas Matthias

Miguel Angel on Running a Philosophy Site

Philosopher interviews
Miguel Angel is the founder and editor of Filosofia En La Red, a Spanish-language philosophy magazine and website. (more...)
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B.V.E. Hyde

The Shortest History of Japanese Philosophy (1)

Part 1: The Buddhist Phase
In this series of posts, BVE Hyde presents a short but complete history of Japanese thought. This first part focuses on Japanese Buddhism. (more...)
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Plato’s Symposium - Part 1

An introduction
Plato’s Symposium is one of humanity’s immortal texts on love. Seven friends gather at a party one night in ancient Athens and discuss the nature of love. (more...)
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Brentyn J. Ramm

Freeing Yourself from Self-Consciousness

Douglas Harding and Jean-Paul Sartre on Being Authentic
We can change the way we perceive ourselves by a simple switch in our first-person perspective, argues author Brentyn J. Ramm, following Douglas Harding and Jean-Paul Sartre. (more...)
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The 7 Most Fascinating Philosopher-Kings in History

Philosopher-kings from Marcus Aurelius to Frederick the Great: What makes a good philosopher-king? (more...)
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Gregory Harms

Sartre’s Existentialism

Sartre’s discourse “Existentialism is a Humanism” can be broken down into five concepts: Existence precedes essence, Freedom, Responsibility, Anguish and Bad Faith. (more...)
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Tina Lee Forsee

A Not Very Philosophical Zombie

Short story
They’re saying Brian was never alive! They’re treating him like he wasn’t real, like he never existed! (more...)
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Coronation: The Captivating Story of Monarchies

Moore and Gillette on what makes a king
In this article, which accompanies the third in our series of philosophy videos, we look at the spiritual side of royalty. (more...)
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The Most Hated Philosopher: Spinoza on God

Philosophy in Quotes
“The eternal and infinite being we call ‘God’ or ‘Nature’ necessarily acts as it does,” writes Spinoza. But what does this mean? (more...)
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What is Utilitarianism?

A Daily Philosophy primer
Utilitarianism is a moral theory that states that the morally right action maximizes happiness or benefit and minimizes pain or harm for all stakeholders. Proponents of classic utilitarianism are Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). (more...)
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Gregory Harms

Hobbes Reconsidered

Hobbes’s conception of humankind in a state of nature begins with the idea that everyone is more or less equal and free. (more...)
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Unpacking Descartes’ Meditations

A Daily Philosophy primer
This short primer explores René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, his contribution to rationalism, and his impact on early modern philosophy. (more...)
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Guilherme Figueiredo

A Brief History of Hermeneutics

What is Hermeneutics? ‘Hermeneutics’ is an ancient topic whose philosophical outlines have evolved through time. In a broad sense, hermeneutics can be defined simply as ‘interpretation,’ ‘the art of interpreting,’ or ‘the study of interpretation. (more...)
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Andreas Matthias

How to Think Like a Philosopher

Book review
Peter Cave’s “How to Think Like a Philosopher” is a very enjoyable introduction into Western philosophy. Light, conversational, entertaining and intellectually stimulating. (more...)
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John Shand

A Very Short Philosophical Dictionary

A dictionary of philosophy with one exatly entry for each letter. (more...)
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David A. Nicholls

A Case for Postmodernism

What is postmodernism? A physiotherapy professor explains how postmodernism changed his views on medicine and health. (more...)
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