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Michael Hauskeller

Should We Fear Technological Unemployment?

Technology might lead to widespread unemployment. But will this necessarily be a bad thing? Professor Michael Hauskeller on the future of work. (more...)
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David E. Cooper

A Language of One’s Own

Short story
Reg was pleased that, finally, he was now retired from his job in the Royal Mail Central Delivery Office in Birmingham. (more...)
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Andreas Matthias

Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?

Book review
Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa? by Brandon Robshaw, is a very clear, instructive and carefully argued book that shows off philosophy at its best. (more...)
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Catherine Greene

What is Ethical Investing?

We all want our money to serve the right cause – but how can we make sure that it will? Catherine Greene on what is involved in ethical investing and ESG considerations. (more...)
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David E. Cooper

Necessary Vices

In our societies, an impressive array of vices is on display. Hypocrisy, greed, cruelty, prejudice… But what if many of these vices were necessary for human life? (more...)
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Albert Schweitzer on the Reverence for Life

Philosophy in Quotes
Explore philosophy through its most famous quotes! Today: Philosopher and Theologian Albert Schweitzer on the Reverence for Life. (more...)
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John Shand

Kant’s Joke: Are Practical Jokes Wrong?

According to Immanuel Kant, practical jokes would be considered immoral because they treat the subject as mere means to others’ enjoyment. (more...)
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Welcome to the German site!

Daily Philosophy goes multilingual
Daily Philosophy is now also available in German under daily-philosophy.de (more...)
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Luke Roelofs

When Does a Fetus Have Rights?

What sort of rights should a fetus or embryo have? A clear, comprehensive review of the arguments. (more...)
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Yamile Abdala Rioja

What does “March of the Penguins” have to do with Kant?

According to Kant, we wouldn’t be able to talk about ethics at all if we couldn’t see us as free beings who are capable of deciding. (more...)
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Andreas Matthias

Shane Epting on the Philosophy of Cities

Philosopher interviews
Shane Epting is an assistant professor of philosophy. In this interview, we discuss the philosophy and future of cities. (more...)
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Michael McGhee

What's So Wrong With Engaged Buddhism?

A reply to Ian Kidd
Does an ‘engaged’ Buddhist really have to draw on this picture of the Buddha as a ‘social activist’ to find support for their own activism? (more...)
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Superhero Thought Experiments

Book review
Superhero Thought Experiments, by Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg, is a very enjoyable book that presents classic arguments from philosophy by discussing examples of superhero comics. (more...)
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Ian James Kidd

Should Buddhists Be Social Activists? (Part 3)

I focus in this final piece on a neglected aspect of Buddha’s teachings: the condemnation of social activism and political engagement. (more...)
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Michael Hauskeller

The Ballad of Marie and Elsie

A poem by Professor Michael Hauskeller. (more...)
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Christopher Tricker

The Cicada and the Bird

Chuang Tzu's ancient wisdom translated for modern life
For Chuang Tzu, the Tao is the surface isness (the presenting phenomenology) of things. Excerpt from the book The Cicada and the Bird by Christopher Tricker. (more...)
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Ian James Kidd

Should Buddhists Be Social Activists? (Part 2)

Changing the world, challenging patriarchy, revolution, and the whole ethos of radical reformism is nothing like what the Buddha taught. (more...)
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Thomas O. Scarborough

Passing Beyond Descartes

Ever since René Descartes wrote, in 1641, ‘The mind is really distinct from the body,’ we have struggled with the mind-body problem. (more...)
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Ian James Kidd

Should Buddhists Be Social Activists?

Buddhism is widely admired in the West for its commitments to progressive social activism. But is this really in the spirit of true Buddhism? (more...)
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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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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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