Philosophy

Ideas, ethics, metaphysics, mind

A philosopher’s take on NZ’s bill to define who counts as a woman or man

The bill treats a complex cluster of biological traits as if it were one settled thing, and ties legal meaning to the pretence.

Patrick Girard, Associate Professor, Philosophy., University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata RauJun 9, 2026

Aeon

The joy of autism

Yes, we’re in a world of our own: for the autistic mind, it’s a place of intense curiosity, deep focus and sensory delight- by Sarah HendrickxRead on Aeon

Sarah HendrickxJun 9, 2026

The Conversation

Craft hobbies can give you a voice – just as they did for the women of the Arts and Crafts movement

It’s worth revisiting the philosophy behind the Arts and Crafts movement.

Abigail Harrison Moore, Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of LeedsJun 8, 2026

Comment Magazine

Hitler, Jesus, and the Culture War

Why being anti-Nazi is not a sufficient moral philosophy. To access this content, you must purchase Unlimited Access - Gift (Subscription), Digital (Subscription) or Unlimited Access (Subscription). The post <i class="fa fa-lock content-restricted post-id-106055" aria-hidden="true"></i> Hitler, Jesus, and the Culture War appeared first on Comment Magazine.

Alec RyrieMay 28, 2026

Aeon

What shape is the Earth?

The extraordinary challenge of determining the true shape of Earth reveals the deep value of measurement to scientific progress- by Miguel OhnesorgeRead on Aeon

Miguel OhnesorgeJun 8, 2026

Aeon

The steam engine

The science behind the revolutionary engine that became the bedrock of global energy – born of a curiosity from 130 BCE- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Aeon VideoJun 8, 2026

Common Edge

The Power of Lo-TEK: A Design Movement to Rebuild Understanding of Indigenous Philosophy and Vernacular Architecture

What architects and designers can learn from native and indigenous cultures.

Julia Watson9 min read

Common Edge

Cannabis, Urbanism and Storefront Ethics

If pot stores are opposed on moral grounds, what about other legal but dubious establishments?

Josh Stephens4 min read

Roots of Progress

The Techno-Humanist Manifesto

A book laying out a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century, by Roots of Progress founder and president Jason Crawford

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Roots of Progress

The Roots of Progress

A new philosophy of progress for the 21st century

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Roots of Progress

We need a new philosophy of progress – Roots of Progress Institute

The 19th century believed in progress; the 20th century grew skeptical. We need a new way forward

Jason CrawfordAug 23, 20214 min read

Quanta Magazine

How Our Reality May Be a Sum of All Possible Realities | Quanta Magazine

Richard Feynman’s path integral is both a powerful prediction machine and a philosophy about how the world is. But physicists are still struggling to figure out how to use it, and what it means.

Feb 6, 202310 min read

Quanta Magazine

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare | Quanta Magazine

A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience consciousness.

Apr 19, 202410 min read

Quanta Magazine

‘Metaphysical Experiments’ Test Hidden Assumptions About Reality | Quanta Magazine

Experiments that test physics and philosophy “as a single whole” may be our only route to surefire knowledge about the universe.

Jul 30, 202421 min read

Quanta Magazine

The Logic That Must Lie Behind a New Physics | Quanta Magazine

The philosopher Karen Crowther digs into how the space-time fabric could possibly emerge from something non-spatiotemporal.

Sep 25, 20249 min read

Quanta Magazine

How Paradoxical Questions and Simple Wonder Lead to Great Science | Quanta Magazine

Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls “recreational biology.”

May 28, 202513 min read

Quanta Magazine

Carlo Rovelli’s Radical Perspective on Reality | Quanta Magazine

The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.

Oct 29, 202512 min read

Quanta Magazine

What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity? | Quanta Magazine

Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also producing new insights in math and beyond.

Apr 29, 202619 min read

City Journal

Charles Taylor at 90

The 90-year-old Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor is one of the major theorists of modern subjectivity. His influential 1989 book Sources of the Self weaves a centuries-long narrative about the development of modern notions of selfhood, and his mammoth 2007 volume A Secular Age explores the implications of a secular turn in culture. Much shorter than […]

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City Journal

The Gadfly

Truth, justice, ethics, the nature of thought or existence: these are all considered worthy of philosophical analysis. But what about the stuff of our daily lives? Can Internet memes, birthday parties, shopping malls, sitcoms, gasoline, or microwavable dinners be relevant to philosophy? In his 2016 book The Philosopher: A History in Six Types, Justin E. […]

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City Journal

How Much Leniency with Criminals Can We Afford?

If you can’t change a law you don’t like, just stop enforcing it. That’s the philosophy behind the “progressive prosecutor” movement—which, with the help of big left-wing campaign donations, has elected anti-incarceration district attorneys in numerous big cities. Last week, Alvin Bragg took his position as Manhattan DA and promptly instructed his prosecutors, in the […]

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City Journal

Virtually Speaking

Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy, by David J. Chalmers (W. W. Norton, 544 pp., $32) When Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta, it was not a simple case of rebranding for a company embroiled in issues of privacy, censorship, and political interference. It was, rather, the first step toward an integrated […]

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City Journal

Know Your Enemy

Charles Péguy, the Catholic poet and philosopher, once said that there was no moral complexity in a war. The bad guys were the ones doing the bombing and the good guys were the ones being bombed. That sentiment overlooks just wars in which innocent people tragically suffer and die in the course of lives being […]

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City Journal

Homelessness Is Not About Housing

San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities, by Michael Shellenberger (Harper, 416 pp., $28.99) For decades, concern for the global environment has been a major political issue, yet our shared local environment, or “oikos” to use conservative philosopher Roger Scruton’s term, seldom receives the same attention. Environmental researcher, author, and California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger, a […]

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