Themed Articles

A Stoic Response To The Climate Crisis

Matthew Gindin thinks that the Stoics have useful advice for us right now.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020]

The Tragedy That Was Athens

Alex Holzman sees the history of Golden Age Athens as a play with Pericles and Socrates as its tragic heroes.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020]

Let Plato Plan Your Wedding!

Krista Rodkey assembles wedding plans from Plato’s advice on romance and parties in the Republic, Laws, Symposium, & Phaedrus.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020]

Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?

Brandon Robshaw wonders what the attitude of liberal states should be towards face coverings for women.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020]

The Ethics of Discrimination

Frederik Kaufman asks what is and is not discrimination.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020]

Protecting Academic Freedom

Dieter Schönecker makes five arguments for freedom of expression.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020]

Dewey & Climate Denial²

Wendy Lynne Lee says consumerism really is the end of the world.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020]

Cosmopolitanism & Immigration

Michael S. Dauber smuggles in some ideas from the continent.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020]

Poodle as Representation, Rottweiler as Will

Christopher Ryan takes a dogged look at Schopenhauer’s view of the world.
[Issue 134: October/November 2019]

Schopenhauer the Optimist

Duncan Richter explains why Schopenhauer thinks art, especially music, can provide a kind of salvation.
[Issue 134: October/November 2019]

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