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Everyday philosophy: Immanuel Kant and racial liberalism
The irony at the heart of his moral philosophy is as relevant today as it was in the 18th century
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Everyday Philosophy: Slavery, guilt and restorative justice
The Guardian and the Church of England have confronted their historical links to the slave trade – but what about the monarchy?
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Everyday Philosophy: What is pornography?
A teacher in Florida was forced to resign after parents complained that Michelangelo’s David statue is “pornographic”
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Everyday Philosophy: The ethics of octopus farming
Critics argue that it is impossible, or at least impractical, to rear octopuses for food without causing them intense suffering
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Everyday Philosophy: The importance of symbolic gestures
Why tranquil indifference is not the answer to the world's problems
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Everyday Philosophy: How to honour the dead
After his death, Charles Byrne’s friends let him down badly by ignoring his wishes. We should never emulate these actions
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Everyday Philosophy: The aesthetic case for butterfly preservation
We don’t need a pragmatic or evolutionary reason to value butterflies. There's a simple joy in seeing them
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Everyday Philosophy: The dangers of kill switches
Remote locking has thwarted the Russians in Ukraine but the technology has more dystopian possibilities
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Everyday Philosophy: The worrying link over cruelty to animals
Philosopher NIGEL WARBUTON on the link between those who are cruel to animals and violence against humans.
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Everyday Philosophy: Why do so many choose suffering over comfort?
The Tories appear to be exploiting a weakness in humans, where they will tolerate pain and suffering over comfort.
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Everyday Philosophy: How it all comes down to taste
How much attention should we pay to food reviews and rankings? Philosopher NIGEL WARBURTON gives his take.
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Everyday Philosophy: Resisting the urge to gloat over Brexit schadenfreude
Schadenfreude might seem harmless, but there's a difference between a temporary feeling and living your whole life gloating about it.
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Everyday Philosophy: Anger – is it always a bad emotion?
There are different kinds of anger - some good and some bad. The right kind of anger can be valuable.
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Everyday Philosophy: What is art?
NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, considers the latest art installation at Paris’s Arc de Triomphe.
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Everyday Philosophy: How much intolerance should a tolerant society tolerate?
Can the rise in intolerance in Europe be attributed to dog-whistle politics, or is there more to it?
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Everyday Philosophy: There’s more to seeing than what meets the eye
NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, reflects on our mental state after various coronavirus lockdowns.
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Everyday Philosophy: Our need for compassion… and a degree of calculation
NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, on the 'Trolley Problem' and why life is more complex than the theory suggests.
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Everyday Philosophy: The contrasting merits of pessimism and optimism
Introducing a new weekly column by Nigel Warburton, one of the world’s most-read philosophers.