Opinion The question is: society defended against whom? Or what? Following my recent work on the possibilities of radical democracy, but most of all, in light of the historical demand […]
The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s Allegory in Clay An excerpt from Plato’s Republic, the ‘Allegory of the Cave’ is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is […]
Consuming Images This rare documentary from 1990 with Bill Moyers was possibly the first to examine the hyper-commercialized images the mainstream media […]
The Ascent of Money Professor Niall Ferguson examines the origins of the pillars of the world’s financial system, and how behind every great historical […]
How Darwinian is Cultural Evolution? Dan Dennett giving a talk at the Ecole Normale Supérieure during “Sperber Week,” Paris, Dec, 2012
Philosophy and you Is there a cafe philo near you? Following in the footsteps of Marc Sautet’s café philosophique – which was set up in 1992 and is widely credited […]
Ideas to change your life Philosophy under attack I really shouldn’t let myself watch Q&A. Don’t get me wrong, the ABC’s flagship weekly panel show is usually compelling […]
Noam Chomsky vs Michel Foucault This is the famous debate between Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky on power and influence.
