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19 May
Philosophy & Psychology

Bertrand Russell’s universe

  • 19/05/2022
  • By author-avatar Dr Myint Zan
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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...

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11 Apr
Philosophy & Psychology

Je Suis Mill

  • 11/04/2022
  • By author-avatar Paul Monk
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This is an edited extract from a dinner speech to the Liberal Club of the University of Melbourne, delivered on 10 December 2021 Abo...

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20 Mar
Philosophy & Psychology

Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer

  • 20/03/2022
  • By author-avatar Erik Gustafsson
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We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts o...

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15 Mar
Philosophy & Psychology

Are we a failed species?

  • 16/03/2022
  • By author-avatar Paul Monk
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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...

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25 Feb
Philosophy & Psychology

A review of Eckhart Tolle’s ‘A New Earth’

  • 26/02/2022
  • By author-avatar Reg Naulty
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The philosophical/spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle has had success beyond most writers’ wildest dreams. His first book, The Power of N...

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21 Feb
Philosophy & Psychology

When faith and reality collide in pandemics

  • 21/02/2022
  • By author-avatar Jack Dikian
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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...

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10 Feb
Philosophy & Psychology

Four reasons why you should never say ‘do your research’ to win the argument

  • 10/02/2022
  • By author-avatar Luke Zaphir
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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 ...

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28 Jan
Philosophy & Psychology

Suicide as catastrophe and as calculation

  • 28/01/2022
  • By author-avatar Paul Monk
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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...

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13 Dec
Philosophy & Psychology

When beliefs become deadly

  • 29/04/2022
  • By author-avatar Carrick Ryan
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After five years of working for the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, where I was consumed by the persistent and genuine threat of Islamic ...

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01 Dec
Philosophy & Psychology

On dying

  • 02/12/2021
  • By author-avatar Jack Dikian
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Philosophy begins with the death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. But, as we know, he goes to his death with equanimity – wit...

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