Why you shouldn’t be a Stoic
This edition of the microphilosophy newsletter looks at a Confucian challenge to Stoicism.
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Tag: Politics & society
David Hume: The Greatest Historian
Philosophy deprives itself of valuable resources when it turns its back on history, and so also history is of limited use if we don’t apply its lessons to philosophy. The humanities are always stronger when they work together, not in hermetically sealed departments.
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How can we talk about trans rights and women’s rights? (Part 3)
The third and final part of the lengthy discussion between two philosophers who take different views on the best way to advance trans rights about why the debate is such a fraught one, Catarina Dutilh Novaes and Mary Leng.
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The myth of the “competent rogue”
Decent people can and sometimes do make bad leaders, but the morally vacuous never make good ones
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How can Labour win back Tory voters without insulting them?
If your campaign message says it’s time for the grown-ups to take charge, how do you avoid blaming those who voted for the adolescents?
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