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Philosophy & Psychology

Credulity for tales of the astonishing

Remember the time when claiming to have been abducted by aliens was all the rage among the hillbillies, crackpots and ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking

What makes a life virtuous? The answer might seem simple: virtuous actions – actions that align with morality. But life ...
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Law & Politics

How authoritarians twist language into weapons

The world finds itself in a cultural setting in which large swathes of democratic countries place their faith in faux ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

How to survive in these interesting – and difficult – times

There is a wonderful film called the The Book Thief, which is based on a novel by Markus Zusak, an ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Steven Pinker’s insights on how ‘common knowledge’ shapes our individual lives and societies

I don’t know about you, but ever since I can remember – from my early teens – I have been ...
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Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 12 October 2025.
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