Toby Friend on what’s real and whether whatever it is can be part of a unified science
metaphysics
Lady Mary Shepherd: a snapshot
The philosophy of Lady Mary Shepherd.
What is Dirt?
Olli Lagerspetz argues that the answer can shed light on deep metaphysical concepts.
Categories We Live By: the Construction of Sex, Gender, Race, and Other Social Categories: a review
Katharine Jenkins reviews Categories We Live By: the Construction of Sex, Gender, Race, and Other Social Categories (Studies in Feminist Philosophy) by Ásta.
Does Eternity Have a Future?
Yitzhak Melamed on a neglected notion.
Does Eternity Have A Future?
Yitzhak Melamed on a neglected notion.
Wittgenstein and Deep Disagreement
Chris Ranalli asks, if we can’t resolve disputes rationally, might we be tempted into morally questionable kinds of persuasion?
Global Thinking
Karyn Lai on new waves in Anglo-Chinese philosophy.
The Best of Times
L. Nathan Oaklander explains how we might understand the passage of time.
Why Properties Matter
Douglas Edwards explains what makes you the object you are.
David Lewis: a snapshot
The key work of metaphysician David Lewis.
Midgley on Murdoch
Mary Midgley was one of Britain’s most widely-read philosophers. Like her old friend, Iris Murdoch, Midgley fought hard against the orthodoxies of post-war philosophy in the English-speaking world. In this interview she talked to Julian Baggini about both her own and Murdoch’s philosophical and intellectual development.