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Britains's Favourite Philosopher Guilty of Fare Evasion
The Curious Tale of C. E. M. Joad & the Train Ticket
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Are Online Relationships Superficial?
On the dangers of real-world stereotyping
Jan 27 • 
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Why Some Tastes Are Better Than Others
Roger Scruton in defence of elitism
Jan 21 • 
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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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Not Such a Bright Idea
On the ill-fated "Brights" fiasco
Jan 7 • 
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Dido, Aeneas and Drunken Sex
On Kantianism and Consent
Jan 4 • 
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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
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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 Scandal of Simone de Beauvoir (Pt 3)
How Beauvoir had sex with her students and lied about it afterwards
Dec 17, 2024 • 
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The Scandal of Simone de Beauvoir (Pt 2)
How Simone de Beauvoir had sex with her students and lied about it afterwards
Dec 16, 2024 • 
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