General Articles

In Defense of Idleness

Wendell O’Brien says, ‘Just Don’t Do It’.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

The Hedgehog’s Dilemma: A Metaphor About the Challenges of Human Intimacy

Krishna Chaubey explains Arthur Schopenhauer’s poignant thought experiment.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

Xenophon (c.430-355 BC)

Hilarius Bogbinder looks at the life of the other biographer of Socrates.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

Why Do The Evil Still Prosper?

Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
[Issue 173: April/May 2026]

A Very Short History of Critical Thinking

Luc de Brabandere summarises a long history through key figures of thought.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Good Grief!

Tim Madigan ponders the philosophy of Peanuts.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Heisenberg’s Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Kanan Purkayastha explains how Werner Heisenberg’s 1925 paper turned the quantum theory of the early 1900s into the quantum mechanics of today.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Identity in the Age of Connectivity

Sara Asran explores the dynamics of identity online.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Hilarius Bogbinder considers the all too human life of the notorious iconoclast.
[Issue 172: February/March 2026]

The Philosophy of William Blake

Mark Vernon looks at the imaginative thinking of an imaginative artist.
[Issue 171: December 2025 / January 2026]

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