Overview What’s New in… Chinese Philosophy Anja Steinbauer on modern developments in an ancient philosophical tradition. Many thinkers of our time believe that ‘globalisation’, “the process whereby ...

Articles The Limits of Authenticity Ben G. Yacobi asks if it is possible to live authentically. We are told: “To thine own self be true!” But what do we mean if we say that somebody is an authentic ...

Articles Could There Be A Solution To The Trolley Problem? Omid Panahi finds that finding a solution is not the problem. The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment first devised by the Oxford moral ...

Hegel & History Hegel’s Understanding of History Jack Fox-Williams outlines the basics of how history works for Hegel. One of Hegel’s most interesting but misunderstood areas of enquiry concerns ...

Food for Thought The Basis of Morality Tim Madigan on scientific versus religious explanations of ethical behaviour. “A man who has no assured and ever present belief in the existence of a personal ...

Question of the Month What Is The Meaning Of Life? The following answers to this central philosophical question each win a random book. Sorry if your answer doesn’t appear: we received enough to fill ...

Plato Plato: A Theory of Forms David Macintosh explains Plato’s Theory of Forms or Ideas. For the non-philosopher, Plato’s Theory of Forms can seem difficult to grasp. If we can place this theory into ...

Articles Kant and the Thing in Itself Ralph Blumenau on why things may not be what they seem to be. Before Kant, philosophers had divided propositions into two kinds, under the technical names of ...

Continental Thoughts A Radical Cure: Hannah Arendt & Simone Weil on the Need for Roots Scott Remer thinks we arendt happy without a community and considers the complete reconstruction of the modern ...

Articles Philosophical Misanthropy Ian James Kidd takes a look at humanity through dark glasses. The condemnation of humankind is very topical these days. Given the global environmental crisis, the ...

Schopenhauer Philosophical Outlook & Mental Well-Being Sam Woolfe asks if pessimism is a proper response to life or a symptom of depression. If you have a pessimistic philosophical outlook on the ...

Articles The Last Messiah The first English version of a classic essay by Peter Wessel Zapffe, originally published in Janus #9, 1933. Translated from the Norwegian by Gisle R. Tangenes. One night in ...