Philosophy

I first learned about universal egalitarianism and inclusion from my aunts and my momma. When these women prepare meals, they always consider how they can accommodate family members and guests […]

There are just under two weeks left to nominate qualified candidates for APA leadership positions. The deadline for nominations is October 31. The terms for these positions will begin on July 1, […]

Many recent readers of jurist and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, including Carolyn Korsmeyer, Jessica Jacques, Roland Barthes, and Michel Onfray, see his magnum opus entitled Physiologie de goût as a […]

Sonam Kachru, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, considers himself a historian of philosophy without borders. His research centers on the history of philosophy in premodern […]

A goal of this series is to explore the relationship among science, philosophy and faith.  Previously, I made the case that modern physics is recasting philosophical questions, suggesting that quantum […]

The following is an excerpt from Vincenzo Di Nicola and Drozdstoj Stoyanov’s Psychiatry in Crisis: At the Crossroads of Social Science, The Humanities, and Neuroscience (2021). For more information about […]

Here is how I put this to students: Frankenstein is not a good story. You don’t read about Dr. Frankenstein just creating a monster and think “Oh, that seems brilliant.” […]

Vincenzo Di Nicola is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal where he co-directs a postgraduate course on psychiatry and the humanities. His book, co-written with Drozdstoj Stoyanov, Psychiatry […]

Jeremiah Tillman is a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to Maryland, he studied philosophy at Bard College and The New School for Social Research. His primary […]

In August, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a defense of the Title IX regulations implemented by the Trump administration. The author, Tamara Rice Lave, argued that the regulations should […]

Survey also finds three-quarters are comfortable talking about their own deaths in marked cultural shiftFor several years Alison lay awake at night wishing her husband dead. Trapped in a miserable […]

Relative heights | Post-Brexit breakfast | Misplaced books | English essays | Tea scumAh, come on now – your page three photo accompanying the article on the “shrinking Dutch” (Report, […]

With lives in the balance, ending lockdowns must be a collective decision we all sign up toWhen it comes to moral ambiguity, the trolley dilemma sets the litmus test: would […]

Whatever you chose will change who you become, and you cannot predict how in advance, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-SmithHow do I overcome chronic indecision and make progress with my […]

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: The word has become […]

Humanism, the secular philosophy that seeks meaning in life outside religion, is undergoing a revival in AustraliaWhen Heidi Nicholl moved to Australia five years ago, she remembers thinking: “Where is […]

Barry Jones responds to an article on the perils of groupthink and says that institutions must acknowledge creativity, tenacity and generosityMartin Kettle promotes three Ts for public engagement – truth, […]

Last week, I met England football greats Tony Adams and Teddy Sheringham to talk about the historic tournament. But I left with some lessons that go far beyond footballWarning: I […]

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsHow do we know we’re not living […]

A key maths tool during the pandemic came about because of an 18th-century debate about Christianity. The lesson we can draw today is that moral philosophy mattersDo the laws of […]

Ideological rifts widen as Catholic bishops ponder endangered forests and married priests

Islam’s followers are not so much firebrands as nomads in search of a home

Conflicts within Slavic Orthodoxy are having some strange side effects

Why Islamic debates over slavery matter to everyone

Despite the abolition of outdated laws, a culture of freedom is failing to take hold

A cherished tradition of independence can lead to abuses and poor management

The extraordinary events of 1989 are half-forgotten as clerics look elsewhere

It offers a fixed point in a transitory world

From the Roman to the Abrahamic, the prime minister’s spiritual history is a mess

Building bridges between an anti-racist movement and a conservative faith

Watch the mesmerising patterns that emerge from nature’s fundamental forces as sound waves meet salt and water – by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Cognition did not appear out of nowhere in ‘higher’ animals but goes back millions, perhaps billions, of years – by Pamela Lyon Read at Aeon

When Dutch students learn about sex, love and relationships, there’s no shame but plenty of giggles and camaraderie – by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

It started as a fringe philosophical theory about humanity’s future. It’s now richly funded and increasingly dangerous – by Phil Torres Read at Aeon

The optical illusion known as persistence of vision bursts to vivid life in this Palme d’Or winner from 1955 – by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

A song can take you on a journey of ecstatic arousal. Is music imitating sex, inviting it, or something else altogether? – by Michael Spitzer Read at Aeon

Instead of letting waves of exploitation sweep through the deep ocean, we could choose to protect this vast living realm – by Helen Scales Read at Aeon

The animated story of the autistic, self-taught artist Gregory Blackstock who mines creativity from life’s endless variations – by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

You might think that horror movies are a delicious, trashy pleasure. But watching them has surprisingly wholesome effects – by Mathias Clasen Read at Aeon

Unearthing stories of trauma, struggle and love among the hobbyist miners at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas – by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Should the university be a political engine for radical ends? The idea horrified Robert Nisbet, chronicler of academic dogma

“There is a case to be made for self-published Adult Baby Diaper Lover (ABDL) erotica as the quintessential Amazonian genre of literature”   

Stephen Crane died at the age of 28. Had he not been so reckless, American literature might now look quite different 

Hannah Arendt was Princeton’s first female faculty hire, and later its first female full professor — honors she was profoundly uninterested in

David Graeber, who died last year, left a final gift: a wildly singular history of the past 30,000 years

It’s possible to imagine a diversity statement that isn’t an ideological test. But that’s not what we’re seeing on campuses

Love songs have the same shape as sex: slow build to an ecstatic top note. But can music give you an orgasm?

What explains the Elizabeth Hardwick revival? Her uncompromising style? Her near-incomprehensible metaphors?

25 years ago, Alan Sokal perpetrated his hoax on the postmodern professoriate. He won the battle but lost the war

Dead musicians are about to show up everywhere, plus other predictions on the next decade in music

by guest contributor Peter Morgan The post Simón Bolívar: Theorist of Empire? appeared first on JHI Blog.

by guest contributor Anderson Hagler The post Assessing Supernatural Belief in Colonial Mexican Inquisition Records appeared first on JHI Blog.

by guest contributors Egas Moniz Bandeira and Caio Henrique Dias Duarte The post From Rio to Tokyo: Towards a Global Intellectual History of Empires appeared first on JHI Blog.

by guest contributor Matthew Firth The post From Æthelflæd to Ælfthryth: The Idea of Queenship in Tenth-Century England appeared first on JHI Blog.

Every year, the Journal of the History of Ideas awards the Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the best first book in intellectual history.  The post Announcing the JHI’s 2020 Morris D. Forkosch Book […]

by guest contributor Lucian Staiano-Daniels The post That Sea Is History: Water Metaphors in Modern European Historiography appeared first on JHI Blog.