Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur David Hume
Ensemble des articles
The polarisation of today’s political discourse has echoes of the intolerance that characterised the Puritan era and the French Revolution.
Thinking of SARS-CoV-2 as an invisible enemy with an evil personality and humanlike motivations is a natural offshoot of the way people evolved to anthropomorphize so as not to overlook threats.
Travel and philosophy have enjoyed a quiet love affair for centuries.
The underpinning of Christian faith is the belief in a miracle – the resurrection of Jesus. As we approach Easter, a philosopher-physician asks whether miracles can make sense.
Here’s how it could find it again.
It’s a common quirk of human psychology to make the mental leap that the way things are is the way things ought to be. New research into how we explain the world around us sheds light on the phenomenon.
Those who loathe politicians may be right or wrong, but no greater an authority than David Hume would still say you should vote for them.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
-
Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Ph.D. Student in Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
Associate Professor of Philosophy, author of The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad (2020), Durham University
-
Associate Professor, Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Science, University of Nottingham
-
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Farmingdale State College
-
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Fordham University
-
Professor of Modern History, University of St Andrews
-
Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Intellectual History, University of St Andrews
-
Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Wesleyan University
