Brains Blog Roundtable: Perceptual Representation

This isn’t a call for the abandonment of the whole philosophical project. Clear, nuanced thinking is needed more than ever. But don’t we need to acknowledge more explicitly that the wolf is through the door, and temper the conversation accordingly?…

He said if friendship was better prioritised by society and governments, it would also end what he called the “horror” and “tyranny” of early morning culture. “I can’t get up early because I’ve been out with friends until 3am” would…

  The myth of eradication Rather than being determined by a particular number of cases or deaths,  the end will require us no longer focussing on such numbers. The attitude we have towards such figures is as important to the…

In chapter 6 of my book The Rules of Rescue, I explore the surprisingly neglected question of when you are required to help. Existing literature tends to focus on how much you are required to help. For example, suppose that…

The winner of each category will be awarded a prize of £300. The runner up will win £100. Stage 1: The Essay Detailed instructions The winner from each category will receive £300, and the runner up £100. Revised versions of…

“The community expects us to meet/respond to their needs and we cannot do that. […] They need water, they need housing, roads, education […], and they expect this from us. This makes things difficult […] we always have to explain…