1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (537+ words) Importantly, even if we don’t believe in free will, our sense of accountability stays intact, according to new research....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1002+ words) Gramsci was writing in the face of the collapse of revolutionary hopes. But he rejected the dominant Marxist thinking of his day....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1669+ words) June 17, 1969. Prominent left-wing German political philosopher Herbert Marcuse is delivering a lecture at the Teatro Eliseo in Rome. Marcuse is in mid-flow when someone in the audience interrupts him: Herbert, tell us why are you getting paid by the CIA?...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1006+ words) Earlier this year, the director general of assessments of Canada’s Integrated Threat Assessment Centre testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. He explained that the anti-feminist movement is becoming increasingly relevant to national security....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1090+ words) Most people think they are open-minded and would like others to perceive them as such. But for the things that matter most – religious beliefs, for example, or the meaning of life – few of us are genuinely willing to consider that…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1063+ words) Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. Review: A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness – Michael Pollan (Allen Lane) The study of consciousness has been enormously successful in attracting intellectual…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (718+ words) Honorary Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge Susan Smith has received funding from the ESRC, ARC and AHURI. She is affiliated with the British Academy and the University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge provides funding as a member of The…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (872+ words) Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The ceramic bowl with an uneven glaze. The teacup mended with gold lacquer. The images are calming and attractive. They are said to reflect wabi-sabi – a Japanese aesthetic often…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (849+ words) Professor of Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London Henry Somers-Hall does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (767+ words) Philip McKibbin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. It is common to think of…...