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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…

The BADGER explosion on April 18, 1953, as part of Operation Upshot-Knothole, at the Nevada Test Site. Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office

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…

Mass shootings in Serbia. Photo by: Yamel Santana Valdés-Hernández.

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…

Photo frame from Everything Everywhere All At Once

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…

Caution Tape at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.

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…

Dialektika is included in Sherpa Romeo

It is with great pleasure that we inform our community that the academic journal of our platform Dialektika, has been included in Sherpa Romeo. With its inclusion, Dialektika: Journal of Philosophy and Social…

Hegel is considered the hardest philosopher, but his views aren’t actually that outlandish

The final irony here is that Hegel’s views are actually much less bizarre and outlandish than many other philosophers with less challenging reputations, such as Leibniz with his monads, Kant with his…

What the Stoics understood as living well, in conformity with our nature

The lessons of the Stoics indicate two paths that converge in a central highway: to know ourselves fully and to exercise virtues in pursuit of a social life that, although it will…

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