Why Artificial Intelligence will only be helpful if used ethically
Conversation between scientists, philosophers, and lawyers is necessary for the safe use of AI, but even more so is personal education…
What inner speech is, and why philosophy is waking up to it
Daniel Gregory, Universitat de Barcelona It is quite rare for philosophers to start investigating a new area, and a lot of the questions they explore have been around since ancient times. However,…
Argentina and Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment
Rarely has a presidential election in Latin America attracted so much attention in the rest of the world, but the emergence of Javier Milei and his libertarian project has focused the attention…
Israel-Hamas conflict: what young Palestinians think about four key issues that affect their lives
By Erika Jiménez On the eighth day of the current intensification of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, I saw a tweet that said that there would be more uproar in the West…
High quality international education as a catalyst for growth of future leaders
It is about showcasing how to interpret ‘the other’ by adopting an attitude of acceptance and tolerance…
Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: international laws and treaties are failing to stop a new arms race
As with every potential future threat, it seems, international law and regulation are left scrambling to catch up with the march of technology – to govern what Oppenheimer called “the relations between…
What mass shootings in Serbia tell us about systemic violence and social death
Although Serbia still ranks third behind the United States and Yemen in gun ownership, with an estimated 39 firearms per 100 inhabitants, acts of this nature are atypical in the country…
Oscars 2023: The philosophy of Everything Everywhere All at Once explained
Beyond its witty, ludicrous humour, the film successfully transmits profound philosophical contemplation, enlightening a global audience through the ancient Chinese thought of Daoism, that has so much to offer to the contemporary…
Why can’t Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers
Two ideas can help us think about polarization on matters of fact. The first is epistemic pluralism, and the second is epistemic dependence…
3 reasons not to be a Stoic (but try Nietzsche instead)
Neil Durrant, Macquarie University For an ancient philosophy, Stoicism is doing extremely well in 2023. Quotes from the Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius litter my Instagram feed; you can find…