Philosophy
When Mary Wollstonecraft Was Duped by Love
A spotlight on the personal life of the trailblazing philosopher.
Can AI Help Us Be Better People?
One question for Jon Rueda, a doctoral student in moral philosophy at the University of Granada.
Don’t Treat Your Life as a Project
Fight the tendency to see your life as a narrative journey.
What Is Misinformation Doing to Us?
One question for Daniel Williams, a philosopher at the University of Cambridge.
Animals Feel What’s Right and Wrong, Too
It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.
Neuroscience Gets in the Way of Appreciating Art
To this philosopher, art is the best method for exploring who and what we are.
The Simulated World According to David Chalmers
Don’t worry, even in a simulation, life is still perfectly meaningful.
Can We Prove the World Isn’t a Simulation?
You might think we have definitive evidence we’re not in a simulation. That’s impossible.
Steven Pinker Has His Reasons
The psychologist unpacks rationality and denies being a guru to the capitalist elite.