Philosophy

Annie Ashworth

Are NDEs evidence for the separation of the mind and body?

The idea of a near death experience may sound uncomfortable or even questionable to those who have been fortunate enough to avoid coming...

Nicolas Marshall

We're All Living in Amerika: A Short Essay

In this essay, I will offer a critique of Kymlicka's approach to minority rights, as this overly liberal approach offers an...

Katie Wilson-Ellis

The Philosophy of Christmas: Granny, Santa and Presents

As we near the end of the year, Christmas is fast approaching. Soon we’ll be watching Love Actually, opening piles of presents, and...

Emma

John Stuart Mill: Associationism

As a Research Intern for the PPR Department at Lancaster University, I was tasked with the following three responsibilities: 1) research...

Brian Black

Decolonising Philosophy

I fell in love with philosophy when, as an undergraduate at UC San Diego, I read Plato’s dialogues for the first time. I was intrigued by...

Haaris

John Locke, an English philosopher

John Locke is seen to be one of the most influential philosophers in the modern world, so much so that he is recognised as the ‘Father of...

Alison Stone

Frances Power Cobbe and the invention of animal ethics

Until recently women were omitted, indeed systematically excluded, from the history of philosophy, few if any women figuring in the...

Sam Clark

The Philosophy of Welfare

Here are some practical dilemmas: should you have children? What should you do for your children if you do have them? What should our...