Are Kantian Ethics obsolete?

November 9, 2015
At a time when daily atrocities are committed against innocent populations by self-proclaimed religious supremacists, Kantian ethics seem more and more idealistic and out of touch with present day reality. Indeed, is Kant still topical when, as an agnostic thinker, he...

Russell on Philosophy

October 9, 2015
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) always tried to reconcile the analytical approach of science and the philosophical need for new provisional hypotheses about the universe: ‘science is what you more or less know and philosophy is what you do not know’. Only science is...

Do we still need Philosophy?


October 5, 2015
Students preparing for the ‘Unseen Text – exploring philosophical activity’ are always invited to ‘compare and contrast’ differing views of what philosophy actually entails. Never has a past paper presented philosophy in a disparaging or negative way. Sure...

On the ‘unexamined life’

August 26, 2015
Starting a Philosophy course is a daunting challenge for both students and teachers. When asked why they have chosen this particular subject, students tend to reply that they are interested in new ideas or consider Philosophy as an important tool in the study of...

Ethics and Eternity

August 24, 2015
Eternity is, at first glance, a more spiritual than a philosophical notion. Yet, philosophers have often presented their system of thought from the perspective of eternity itself. Plato is the first among them to posit the perennial existence of pure Forms or perfect...