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FTX saga shows not all ends justify means

In the wake of the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and amid reports that FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, diverted billions of dollars of clients' funds, some observers have linked the alleged financial malpractice to ideas widely held within the "effective altruism" movement, which Mr Bankman-Fried says inspired him. More…

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Hosepipe ban: should you snitch on your neighbour's water use? A philosopher's take

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…

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Blaming 'evil' for mass violence isn’t as simple as it seems – a philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word

The word “evil” circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022, massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is a case in point.

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Is it wrong to steal from large corporations? A philosopher debates the ethics

If you ask someone whether it’s okay to steal, chances are most people would say no. This absolutist approach – stealing is wrong, no matter what – finds philosophical backing in the work of 18th century thinker Immanuel Kant, who held that there can be no exceptions to moral rules.

The Conversation

Free Trade Still Promotes Peace, Despite Putin's Reckless War

‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.

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Is Boris Johnson lying? A philosopher on why it's so hard to tell

In defending his actions over the partygate scandal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to insist that he did not believe lockdown rules were broken when government staff gathered socially in Downing Street on various dates during 2020 and 2021.

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Keeping space clean for future exploration

Responsibility for cleaning up space can be modelled on strategies to mitigate climate change.

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How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to: our own Solar System.

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Guide to the classics: Immanuel Kant’s Toward Perpetual Peace and its relevance to the war in Ukraine

A powerful European country invades a less powerful one. This is a story that German philosopher Immanuel Kant, while writing his essay Toward Perpetual Peace in 1795 in Prussian Königsberg (now a Russian territory on the Baltic Sea called Kaliningrad), was all too familiar with.

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I grew up in a paranoid dictatorship. Isolating Russia won’t bring Europe peace

Albania’s history teaches that only dialogue and integration end the cycle of war, says Lea Ypi of the LSE

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Sex, lies and Hegel: did the intimate lives of philosophers shape their ideas?

How did the intimate lives of major philosophers shape their ideas? Did their closest relationships with families, spouses, life partners and secret lovers influence their philosophies?

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All American presidents have lied – the question is why and when

Those who dislike a president tend to emphasize the frequency or skill with which he lies.

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