19 May Philosophy & Psychology Bertrand Russell’s universe 19/05/2022 By Dr Myint Zan 0 comments One hundred and fifty years ago on 18 May 1872 the philosopher Bertrand Russell was born. Of everything he said and wrote during his 97...Continue reading
11 Apr Philosophy & Psychology Je Suis Mill 11/04/2022 By Paul Monk 0 comments This is an edited extract from a dinner speech to the Liberal Club of the University of Melbourne, delivered on 10 December 2021 Abo...Continue reading
20 Mar Philosophy & Psychology Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer 20/03/2022 By Erik Gustafsson 0 comments We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts o...Continue reading
15 Mar Philosophy & Psychology Are we a failed species? 16/03/2022 By Paul Monk 0 comments A very old friend and longtime mentor of mine, now 85 years of age, recently expressed the gloomy opinion that Homo sapiens is ‘a faile...Continue reading
25 Feb Philosophy & Psychology A review of Eckhart Tolle’s ‘A New Earth’ 26/02/2022 By Reg Naulty 0 comments The philosophical/spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle has had success beyond most writers’ wildest dreams. His first book, The Power of N...Continue reading
21 Feb Philosophy & Psychology When faith and reality collide in pandemics 21/02/2022 By Jack Dikian 0 comments The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Afro-Eurasia from 1346-53. It is the most fat...Continue reading
10 Feb Philosophy & Psychology Four reasons why you should never say ‘do your research’ to win the argument 10/02/2022 By Luke Zaphir 0 comments It’s fairly common to see many claims or arguments end with a curt “do your research”. In some ways, it’s a bold call to action. “Come ...Continue reading
28 Jan Philosophy & Psychology Suicide as catastrophe and as calculation 28/01/2022 By Paul Monk 0 comments The August 2021 issue of Harper’s magazine has a cover story headed ‘What are the odds? The Troubled Quest to Predict Suicide’. The ess...Continue reading
13 Dec Philosophy & Psychology When beliefs become deadly 29/04/2022 By Carrick Ryan 0 comments After five years of working for the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, where I was consumed by the persistent and genuine threat of Islamic ...Continue reading
01 Dec Philosophy & Psychology On dying 02/12/2021 By Jack Dikian 0 comments Philosophy begins with the death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. But, as we know, he goes to his death with equanimity – wit...Continue reading