Recent news of an Indian businessman, Raphael Samuel, suing his parents for giving birth to him has brought attention to a somewhat obscure philosophical position known as antinatalism. But what is…
This April marked the 48th anniversary of the first Earth Day, and a lot has changed since then. Our understanding of our role in shaping ecosystems and climate systems has…
This month I’ve decided to try something new. Rather than do a round-up of stories from various philosophy related publications, I’ve decided to develop a new segment covering a broad…
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with both direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from March of 2018. You…
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with both direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from January of 2018….
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from December of 2017. You…
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from November. You can check…
Welcome again to another Philosophy in the News! This is the blog segment where we cover real news articles that either relate to philosophy or have a philosophical angle. Since…
Philosophy in the News is a blog segment discussing recent news articles which have a philosophical bent. In our second week of philosophy in the news, we’ll be covering stories…
Philosophy isn’t just an arcane subject; sometimes aspects of the modern world lend themselves to being seen through a philosophical lens. In this post, I’ll be sharing some news articles…