Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?
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Are you dreaming that you’re awake or are you living in a computer simulation? There might be no way to be sure.
If you ditch the Cinderella story and intentionally craft romantic relationships to suit you – evidence from business and philosophy says you might have a good chance of deep happiness.
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A polyamorous philosopher draws from research evidence to argue that where love is concerned, we should break all the established rules.
Jeremy Renner as US journalist Gary Webb in the 2014 film Kill The Messenger. The film is an account of Webb’s role in uncovering CIA links to cocaine importation to the US.
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Ever since the philosopher Karl Popper popularised the expression in the 1950s, conspiracy theories have had a bad reputation. But is it justified?
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We’re now so reliant on Google’s services they are now a part of us, raising some deeply troubling questions.
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Following in the thoughtful footsteps of Descartes and Voltaire.
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A philosopher’s take on the ethics of products that allow parents to lighten the skin colour of their unborn baby.
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The young activist acted morally and intelligently when staging her protest against the deportation of asylum seekers from Sweden.
Salon de l'agriculture, Paris (2007).
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A vegan and anti-speciesist society is based on a somewhat simplistic view of the animal world. And its principles cannot be implemented in a globalised world.
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Some philosophers believe that a very long life could easily become boring.
There are many reasons why those who laugh and can make others laugh are attractive mates.
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Why are we so serious about not being too serious? The philosophy of humour has the answer.
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The television presenter and the scientist are having an argument about God on Twitter, and Morgan is getting a lot of stick. That’s not fair.
Can you choose not to?
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Your beliefs about free will can have a powerful effect on how you behave.
If you’re convinced Nessie’s real, would science unconvince you?
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If you’re committed to a belief, it’s hard to let go. Psychology and philosophy provide different ways to think about how skeptics respond to counterevidence.
Modern life seems to encourage acceleration for the sake of acceleration – to what end?
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Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?
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Even if survival rates for very premature infants have improved, it’s dubious that there is a moral reason to lower the abortion limit.
The happy new couple at the Met Gala.
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How Roko’s Basilisk, a ‘terrifying’ thought experiment, went to the Met Gala.
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The lovers’ diaries show how David Pinsent supported Ludwig Wittgenstein through his depression.
Why is bullshit so harmful?
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The bullshitter may do even more damage than the liar in politics.
Bertrand Russell is seen in this 1935 photo.
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The work of Bertrand Russell, philosopher, social critic, mathematician and anti-war crusader, are still relevant today. Here’s why fans should take in the Russell collection at McMaster University.
Bringing different philosophies together can empower students.
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Education systems around the world are increasingly recognising the value of local approaches to thinking, learning and being.