Philosopher's Zone

The supposed evils of postmodern culture have been endlessly catalogued: moral relativism,... more

Most of us have Male or Female registered on our birth certificates - but what does this c... more

We secular moderns sometimes make the assumption that philosophy is what you do when you'r... more

Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) is widely celebrated as the founder of International Women's Day,... more

Nick Land is one of the more interesting contemporary philosophers, and one of the most di... more

Most of us are a little anxious these days - and for good reason, as advances in technolog... more

It's a well-rehearsed argument that systemic, structural racism has more significant beari... more

There has never been as much art around as there is today - digital tools are incredibly c... more

The question of identity, and whether each of us is best understood as an individual or a ... more

Of course, education has a point - but establishing exactly what that point is, can be a s... more

Living and writing through the years before, during and after the Second World War, French... more

For decades, primatologists believed that primate societies were structured around aggress... more

We tend to think of time as a universal experience, something that carries us all along in... more

Buddhism in the West is often thought of as an ethical or philosophical system first and f... more

The forced removal of First Nations children from their families was active government pol... more

Conspiracy theorists are turning out to be a resilient bunch, and no amount of refutation ... more

Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749) is best known as a contemporary and defender of Joh... more

Reading seems like a simple, uncomplicated activity that most of us enjoy without thinking... more

It's been said that the work of the 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer sh... more

The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme exposed a system that unfairly (and ill... more

There's an app for everything these days, including parenting and childrearing - but at wh... more

Democracy is a powerful force for progress, but it's also vulnerable and beset by its own ... more