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Can trophy hunting ever be justified?
Michael Petrou, Alice Crary / January 24, 2018
A cruel leisure activity for the wealthy—or not so different from eating meat? Our contributors battle it out
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How the internet changed gossip
Harry Harris / January 16, 2018
Gossip has always existed—in fact, it might even do us good. But what happens when rumour goes online?
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Gender is not a binary—nor is it fluid. The case for “gender viscosity”
Julian Baggini / January 1, 2018
We should pay attention to how people actually define themselves
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Is modern philosophy just "empty ideas"? An interview with Peter Unger
Alex Dean / December 28, 2017
Most philosophers no longer tell us anything meaningful about the world at all. When he argued this in 2014, Peter Unger caused quite the controversy. And now he's back
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The best of Prospect's philosophy writing from 2017
Prospect Team / December 27, 2017
Love, terror and Percy Pigs: the best philosophy writing this year
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Welcome to the brave new world of the Christmas advertisement
Chris Townsend / November 17, 2017
If the Victorians turned Christmas ads into an art form, today’s offerings blur the boundary between culture and commerce entirely
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John Rawls died 15 years ago—here’s why you should read “A Theory of Justice”
James Garvey / November 13, 2017
The great philosopher offered a new way to think about how our social and political world is organised
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How the myth of the ISIS "Jihadi bride" draws from Western culture
Christiana Spens / November 3, 2017
The idea of women giving themselves over to dangerous men is deeply entrenched and popular, featuring in everything from romance novels to horror
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The (Percy) Pig that wants to be eaten
Chris Townsend / October 19, 2017
The M&S star is 25 years old. But why has no-one considered the strangeness of a pig sweet made with real pigs?
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God may be dead, but Nietzsche isn't
Sid Simpson / October 3, 2017
Both sides of a growing US culture war draw inspiration from the German philosopher
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