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Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
8 min read · 353 saves · Sep 22nd · Thirty years ago, the philosopher Judith Butler, now 64, published a book that revolutionised popular attitudes on gender. Gender Trouble, the work she is…
AI ethics groups are repeating one of society’s classic mistakes
2 min read · Paywall possible · 192 saves · Sep 14th · International organizations and corporations are racing to develop global guidelines for the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Declarations, manifestos, and recommendations are flooding the…
Want to think for yourself? Start with an agonising state of doubt, says Kierkegaard
1 min read · Paywall possible · 152 saves · Sep 17th · Why Søren Kierkegaard saw doubt – though disorienting and horrifying – as the cornerstone of a sound philosophical practice
How Do I Know I'm Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
5 min read · Paywall possible · 139 saves · Sep 11th · The solipsism problem, also called the problem of other minds, lurks at the heart of science, philosophy, religion, the arts and the human condition
Racism is baked into the structure of dialectical philosophy
~14 min read · Paywall possible · 90 saves · Sep 24th · It’s not just that Hegel and Rousseau were racists. Racism was baked into the very structure of their dialectical philosophy
Missing voices: guide to female philosophers counters absence in textbooks
1 min read · 84 saves · Sep 17th · Alison Flood · The Philosopher Queens highlights thinkers from Hypatia to Hannah Arendt who the authors say are missing in most accounts of the subject
9 Common Traits In The Lives Of Stoic Leaders
~14 min read · 60 saves · Sep 23rd · By: Stephen Hanselman For I believe a good king is from the outset and by necessity a philosopher, and the philosopher is from the…
The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction
~16 min read · 60 saves · Sep 24th · The scene is London; the year, 1941. Ludwig Wittgenstein, likely the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century, has taken a hiatus from his Cambridge…
How to put AI ethics into practice: a 12-step guide
4 min read · 57 saves · Sep 12th · There is a lack of consensus about how to ensure that AI-powered systems are deployed responsibly. Here's a framework for doing just that.
The forgotten women in philosophy: time to set the record straight
4 min read · 51 saves · Sep 17th · Unthinkable: The Philosopher Queens originated from ‘a disheartening trip to the local bookshop’
