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On International Women’s Day, two women writers discuss feminism, writing in the age of Trump and Covid – and being ‘flabbergasted’ by the absence of birth from Western art and philosophy.
Ama Ata Aidoo recognises the differences between humans and the existence of a history in which some humans are dehumanised.
We need long-term solutions, but the idea has been hijacked by a worldview that downplays climate risks.
As anxiety over the climate and environmental degradation rises, a scholar argues that teachings from religion and spirituality need to inform discussions on sustainability.
Kwasi Wiredu attempted to re-evaluate western philosophical concepts within Akan linguistic and conceptual frameworks to attain greater philosophical clarity.
Plus, a philosopher explains the history of the idea that we might all be living in a simulation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Some argue the Big Bang was a rebirth rather than a birth.
Big donors need to balance their ambitions to address injustices with the constraints on power that democracy requires.
Bad laws, political tribalism and cancel culture – philosopher Arthur Prior was describing similar things in the 1950s, and his challenge is just as relevant today.
Did humans invent mathematics or does it exist independently?
The anti-vax movement is no longer fuelled purely by fears about vaccines and harmful side-effects – there are other forces at play.
We cannot claim that inducing others to reduce emissions gives us a moral license to emit in their place.
The novelist and philosopher’s views on love and relationships can help us be better friends.
Wives were not a part of intellectual life – but sex workers were often seen as having captivating minds, as well as captivating bodies.
Just like in real life, the idea that everyone in the game has a fair shot is quickly exposed as a fallacy.
The Athens fires were a dangerous reflection of Atomist philosophies that see the world as exploitable, for sale and open to waste and abuse.
Many countries, including South Africa, use regulations to control smoking in public so that they do not harm non-smokers. Likewise, getting vaccinated is for the common good of society.
Freedom of speech is a human right. But it comes with limitations, such as using the right to incite violence. Conversations around these concepts are a part of democratic education.
Post-colonial writing has expanded the concept of tragedy beyond Western thought.
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