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How the English Are the Best in the World
Everybody and everything in England is the best
Mar 17 • 
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Britains's Favourite Philosopher Guilty of Fare Evasion
The Curious Tale of C. E. M. Joad & the Train Ticket
Mar 3 • 
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Philosophers Scandalised by Tory MP
A philosophical pile-on in slow motion.
Jan 18 • 
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Did Bertrand Russell advocate for a preemptive nuclear attack on Russia?
What Did Russell Say At Westminster School in 1948?
Jan 9 • 
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Bertrand Russell and the Plane Crash
How Earl Russell, aged 76, swam for his life in a Norwegian Fjord
Jan 2 • 
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The Genesis of a Philosophical Myth
On Schopenhauer throwing a seamstress downstairs
Jan 1 • 
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The Philosopher and the Seamstress
How Schopenhauer assaulted a woman and ended up in court
Dec 28, 2024 • 
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The Sorrows of Young Goethe
On the pain of unrequited love
Dec 5, 2024 • 
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A. J. Ayer vs. Mike Tyson
On the genesis of a story.
Dec 2, 2024 • 
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Love Letters and a Sleazy Seduction
How to woo like a philosopher
Nov 29, 2024 • 
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Thomas Aquinas and His Girdle
How Aquinas fended off a seductress with a hot poker
Nov 27, 2024 • 
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Why Bryan Magee's Memoir Was Pulped
The Curious Tale of a Libel Action
Nov 23, 2024 • 
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