Sociologist Edgar Morin Dies at 104
In a world in crisis, we lose more than an author. We lose a form of public intelligence…
Venezuela: Political Crisis and Sovereignty
These events reactivate a colonial imaginary that Latin America knows all too well…
The science of starvation: this is what happens to your body when it’s deprived of food
When food assistance falls short in quality or quantity, or when clean water is unavailable, malnutrition rapidly worsens…
A Century Later: A Renewed Open Letter Against the Return of Fascism
Let our voices, our work, and our principles be a bulwark against authoritarianism. Let this message be a renewed declaration of defiance…
We Are a Bottle Full of the Dead
To be born under a dictatorship is to be born with a priori fear — you have it, you live it, you suffer it, and often you don't even realize that it’s…
Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, witnessed firsthand the destruction of the Amazon and the plight of South America’s poorest communities…
Colors are objective, according to two philosophers − even though the blue you see doesn’t match what I see
Elay Shech, Auburn University and Michael Watkins, Auburn University Is your green my green? Probably not. What appears as pure green to me will likely look a bit yellowish or blueish to…
Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
Jen Cole Wright, College of Charleston To live together in social communities, people create and maintain expectations about what is normal and what is not. Sometimes things can fall outside the range…
Dialektika Editorial | Violence Against the University in Serbia
On Sunday, March 30, during a peaceful demonstration in the city of Niš, southern Serbia, Professor Natalija Jovanović, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Niš, was attacked with…
Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders
According to Epicurus, a philosopher wasn’t someone who taught or wrote philosophical tracts, but a certain style of life…