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Truth, Reality and Everything In-Between
Using the distinction between truth and reality, the political issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric is explored.
Mar 198 min read
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When consent is not enough
Sadomasochism shares many features with domestic violence. Is it possible to legitimately consent to either?
Jan 14, 202410 min read
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A Socialist Guide To Effective Altruism
Effective altruism is a movement that believes we should help others as much as possible. This may sound like a bland statement of the...
Mar 31, 202310 min read
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The Magic We Owe The Future
Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash 2022 has been a rollercoaster for ‘longtermism’. This is the idea that to do the most good, we need to...
Dec 8, 20226 min read
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The Banality of Good: On Why Millionaires Love Effective Altruism
Why does the moral philosophy of effective altruism attract so many millionaires, including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel?
Nov 27, 20227 min read
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The Ethics of Strikes
A post on the ethics of strikes and industrial action. I argue that workers ought to have the right to strike, and ought to use it.
Jun 26, 20224 min read
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On collective injustices: Why your vegetarianism doesn't matter
If many people were to stop eating meat, then animal welfare would significantly increase. But, most won't. Should you be vegetarian?
Jun 5, 20226 min read
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Climate change and the existential issue it raises
Climate change raises important philosophical questions. This inquiry asks whether policies discouraging having children might be an answer.
Aug 13, 20218 min read
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Has the A-level fiasco undermined fair equality of opportunity?
A-levels are thought important to ensure equality of opportunity for young people. Has 2020's distorted process denied them this forever?
Sep 15, 202011 min read
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Can Moral Philosophy Tell You Who Should Get the Ventilator?
Moral philosophy seeks answers to the toughest choices we face, such as tragic decisions between who lives and dies. Is this possible?
May 30, 20208 min read
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Is it wrong to be a lockdown hypocrite?
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ After a series of resignations by high profile lockdown breakers, Nikhil asks: can hypocrites still be critics?
May 6, 20205 min read
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CoViD-19: The Great Leveler or the Great Sieve?
If CoViD-19 is 'the great leveler' of citizens, why then are the effects are felt so disproportionately by the most vulnerable?
Apr 29, 20207 min read
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How we failed to recognise our (un)skilled workers
'Unskilled' workers are now essential. Health workers have become our heroes. Why did we not recognise these people before?
Apr 21, 20206 min read
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Kantian views of the person: the missing touch
In this time where those of us with disability may be isolated, Euan asks whether they are adequately considered by political theorists.
Apr 15, 20204 min read
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Why social connection means we should be socially distant
Why should we social distance even when others don't? Are we to blame for increasing transmission rates if we haven't infected anyone?
Apr 8, 20204 min read
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