How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist

In 1908, the English philosopher J. M. E. McTaggart published an important paper on the logic of time.

Matyáš Moravec, Gifford Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of St Andrews • conversation
April 15, 2024 • ~7 min

The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve

What if there’s no experiment to work out which theory of consciousness is correct?

Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~7 min

Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself

Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.

Georgi Gardiner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 • ~10 min

A brief history of time – as told by a watchmaker

The 24-hour system was independently invented multiple times.

Jaq Prendergast, Lecturer in Horology, Birmingham City University • conversation
Dec. 28, 2023 • ~8 min

How the world might look if animals had legal rights

We already have many of the tools to make this imagined world a reality.

Stephen Cooke, Associate Professor of Political Theory, University of Leicester • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 • ~7 min

Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'

There’s a battle over consciousness research – and whether it can be understood purely through science.

Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

Humility is the foundation to a virtuous life

Humility doesn’t get the fanfare of virtues like courage, compassion or generosity. But without humility, those other virtues won’t get much traction in the quest to live a good life.

Jen Cole Wright, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

How a surfing sea otter revealed the dark side of human nature

In California, surfers say an otter is hassling them and stealing their surfboards. But does she really deserve recapture and life in captivity?

Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
July 18, 2023 • ~6 min

What is life like as a wild animal? Probably nicer than you think

For animals to find the motivation to forage and mate, life must be at least slightly positive.

Walter Veit, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol • conversation
May 11, 2023 • ~7 min

Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not?

Astrology and astronomy were once practiced side by side by scientists like Galileo and Kepler. And they’re more similar than you might think.

Carl Craver, Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Dec. 19, 2022 • ~8 min

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