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Lewis Gordon and Nathalie Etoke discuss the space for freedom opened up by Black existentialist thought.
Generative AI has made it possible to create lifelike models of real people. Should we?
Within the next decade, we may well have systems that are serious candidates for consciousness.
In Foolproof, psychologist Sander van der Linden compares misinformation to viral infection—and claims to have a vaccine.
Amna Akbar talks with Bernard Harcourt about his new book—and how we can build on existing forms of cooperation to transform society.
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Being serious about equality means aiming to ensure we all live equally flourishing lives—not merely that we have the chance to do so.
Martha Nussbaum on her new book—and why a full development of our humanity requires developing our capacities to care for animals.
Despite debates about scientific certainty, we do not need 100 percent consensus on a scientific claim to accept it as true.
Reflecting on three monumental works of modernism a hundred years on.
Trans-inclusive policies are essential, but efforts to establish them must not lose sight of the structural oppressions that trans people face.
Where is the line between professional philosophy and self-help? And how did we end up with this stark divide?
Feminist philosophers Kate Soper and Lynne Segal discuss the unsustainable obsession with economic growth and consider what it might look like if we all worked less.
Epiphanies can prompt us to view the world differently, a new book contends. But they are no substitute for ethical and political debate.
What if “post-growth living” could be an opportunity for greater pleasure, not less?
In his new book, philosopher William MacAskill implies that humanity’s long-term survival matters more than preventing short-term suffering and death. His arguments are shaky.
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