Films Falling Down Thomas R. Morgan considers how personal identity is maintained, and how it is lost. Falling Down (1993) is ...

When the advances made by the Scientific Revolution were applied to machinery, the Industrial Revolution was born. The ...

Political Philosophy Philosophers & Immigration Control Edward Hall argues that philosophers of immigration are not thinking it through. Much mainstream philosophical work on migr ...

The belief that life exists outside of Earth is known as ‘cosmic pluralism’. Intriguingly, this was briefly a topic of ...

Those familiar with game theory will probably know the game of ‘chicken’. But few are aware that the metaphor was formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, who wrote: ...

Adrian Brockless wants a recognition of human value in political debate. In this article I discuss the relationship between trust and truth, their value, and our inherent need for them. In particular, ...

Carlo Filice argues that we should share our success, even if it’s hard earned, because we often don’t deserve it as much as we’d like to think. In thinking about slightly redistributive economic ...

When Cicero (106-43 BCE) translated the Greek word ēthos into Latin as moralis, he preserved a fundamental concept: how we conduct ourselves in relation to others. The idea of acting well remains ...

The place of women in Islam has always been controversial, especially as Islamic thinkers were always trying to describe the role of women using religious teachings.

Articles Wordsworth & Darwin Christine Avery wonders whether poetry can help us to deal with science. In his poetic ...

Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 was published over seventy years ago, in 1953, and yet continues to be a source of ...

Stephen Martin Fritz & Denise Morel contemplate what creates democracy. Vincent Di Norcia on monarchy and stability. Edward Hall argues that philosophers of immigration are not thinking it through.