Nigel Warburton
20 March 2024
Everyday philosophy: Putin misunderstands force and belief
There are no signs that the commitment to the truth of Alexei Navalny’s allies will be deterred by violence
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Everyday philosophy: Juliet’s strange superstition
Verona’s infamous star-crossed lover can’t help today’s hopeful romantics
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Everyday Philosophy.. on defining prejudice
Coming up with satisfactory definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia is complicated yet important
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Everyday philosophy: Marriage’s fight with gender equality
The world is a long way off achieving gender equality
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Everyday philosophy: The thinkers who break stereotypes
Philosophers are more diverse than history has led us to believe
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Everyday philosophy: For Sunak, sorry seems to be the hardest word
The prime minister could still apologise for the offence caused by his recent remarks in PMQs – but he won’t
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Everyday philosophy: Are we entering the age of the cyborg?
For those who can afford it, Neuralink’s breakthrough gives us the opportunity to become superhuman
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Everyday philosophy: We’re living in Donald Trump’s simulation
If US politics gets any stranger, it's going to be hard to explain it any other way
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Everyday philosophy: We need to close the poverty gap
Tax recommendations from the super rich merely confirm that they have disproportionate power
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Everyday Philosophy: What’s the matter with mess?
If Albert Einstein didn’t need a tidy desk, should we?
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Everyday philosophy: January, the two-faced month
As we stagger into the uncertainty of 2024, Janus’s ability to see both the past and the future accurately would come in very handy
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Everyday philosophy: Here we go again…
Who has the time for New Year’s resolutions?
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Everyday Philosophy: On Epicureanism
There is some irony in the fact that the word “epicurean” is now used to describe people who relish the sensual pleasures of eating fine food and drinking fine wine
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Everyday Philosophy: Remembering Chaucer’s European life
Geoffrey Chaucer’s legacy should be as a great European, not as a quintessentially English writer
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Everyday philosophy: The beauty of swearing
Philosophers have rarely written about swearing - until now
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Everyday philosophy: Our animals face a difficult winter
It’s not just people paying the price for the cost of living crisis
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Everyday philosophy: We have to play by the rules
Taking faster routes can be a sensible thing to do but only when it doesn’t destroy the activity itself
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Everyday philosophy: Rough sleeping is not a ‘lifestyle choice’
Suella Braverman’s cruel attack on unhoused people points to a larger problem and must not be forgotten amid the reshuffle
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Everyday philosophy: Happy birthday, Albert Camus
The French philosopher and writer, born on November 7, 1913, was a publisher’s dream
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Everyday philosophy: Don’t shy away from reality
Switching off the news has been particularly alluring in the last few weeks, but we must not fall into this trap
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Everyday Philosophy: The Israel-Hamas war has become Sophie’s Choice
There are no right answers in solving this conflict. But the wrong ones are obvious
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Everyday Philosophy: How to live forever
It’s human nature to crave immortality, despite the pain and boredom that would accompany it
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Everyday Philosophy: On the Sycamore Gap
Psychologically, absences felt in particular places matter to us. The gap left on Hadrian’s Wall will be felt by anyone who had visited the remarkable tree in situ
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Everyday Philosophy: Bertrand Russell and King’s hypocrisy
When it comes to climate change, King Charles is a hypocrite. But at least, unlike Rishi Sunak, he tells the truth about the issue
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Everyday Philosophy: Aliens, miracles and jumping to conclusions
We lack conclusive evidence about aliens, but this won't deter the believers
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Everyday Philosophy: Learning how to die
Dying can be worse than death. Is it time for our legislation to reflect this?
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Everyday Philosophy: Iceland’s whaling ban is flawed
Anything short of a complete ban on all whale hunting is immoral
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Everyday Philosophy: The fun and games (and politics) of chess
Trans women have been banned from world chess events while a review is underway. Recognising that chess is a game not a sport could bring clarity to the situation
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Everyday Philosophy: What Suella Braverman can learn from migrant butterflies
The home secretary’s rhetoric falsely depicts migrants as threats to those already living in Britain
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Everyday Philosophy: On knowing yourself
Should we be surprised that we sometimes reveal things about ourselves that we don’t know at the time?
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Everyday Philosophy: Is bystanding just a form of denial?
It’s hard to ignore suffering when it’s near you, or even right in front of you. Yet still, we turn away
Read the full article26 July 2023
Everyday Philosophy: How to spot a bullshitter
Serial liars, such as Boris Johnson, don’t want you to know what they’re up to. The late Harry G Frankfurt’s writing can help us call them out
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