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Aristotle’s wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in today’s sense. Plato’s Republic, for ...
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Is empathy rational?
To me, empathy is being able to imagine, understand, and feel what it is like to be in another person’s ...
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MBJ’s view
See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 13 December 2025.
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Simplistic and impractical: The Albanese government’s social media ban
The federal government’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 will today take effect, restricting Australian teens under 16 ...
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Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories: How experience shapes extraordinary beliefs
On 22 February 2020, ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the ...
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What motivated the ‘cruel’ assisted dying bill?
Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...
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