Overview What’s New in… Chinese Philosophy Anja Steinbauer on modern developments in an ancient philosophical tradition.. Many thinkers of our time believe that ‘globalisation’, “the process whereby ...

Hegel’s Classification of History. In his Introduction to Lectures on the Philosophy of World History (1837), Hegel argues that there are three ways of doing history.. The first of these is original ...

It is clearly internet shopping, franchised fast food and surgically-enhanced boobs. No, this is not true. I think the only answer is to strip back every layer of the physical world, every learnt ...

Articles Atheist In A Foxhole David Rönnegard asks how a committed atheist confronted with death might find consolation.. I am a secularly-minded philosopher. Faith is not a virtue I hold. In ...

Articles Kant and the Thing in Itself Ralph Blumenau on why things may not be what they seem to be.. Before Kant, philosophers had divided propositions into two kinds, under the technical names of ...

Consciousness Henri Bergson and the Perception of Time Know the name, can’t quite recall what he thought? John-Francis Phipps explains the surprising ideas of the philosopher of vitalism.. Bergson’s ...

Articles The Decline & Rebirth of Philosophy Daniel Kaufman sees philosophy ailing as a guide for Western culture, and considers how it might be revived.. Among the humanities, philosophy is ...

Articles Philosophical Misanthropy Ian James Kidd takes a look at humanity through dark glasses.. The condemnation of humankind is very topical these days. Given the global environmental crisis, the ...

Articles An Essay on Nothing Sophia Gottfried meditates on the emptiness of non-existence.. In philosophy there is a lot of emphasis on what exists. We call this ontology, which means, the study of ...

Sam Woolfe asks if pessimism is a proper response to life or a symptom of depression. If you have a pessimistic philosophical outlook on the world then it makes sense that you would also feel ...

Articles Hegel on History Lawrence Evans rationally interprets Hegel’s rational interpretation of history.. We are often taught that history is nothing but the record of past events. Yet Georg Wilhelm ...

Articles The Last Messiah The first English version of a classic essay by Peter Wessel Zapffe, originally published in Janus #9, 1933.Translated from the Norwegian by Gisle R. Tangenes.. One night in ...