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How to escape our collective paralysis in ‘these uncertain times’

Author Natasha Lennard discusses how to disrupt the ‘certainties’ that don’t serve us and how to fight back

The Guardian - US · Oct 13

The Strangers by Naomi Alderman review – where has this odd new species come from?

A bereavement memoir mingles with speculative fiction, in a wise and ragged examination of grief from the author of The Power

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Quote of the day by Ludwig Wittgenstein: ‘Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness…’ – British philosopher on the value of ordinary life

Ludwig Wittgenstein, an influential figure in philosophy, advised against the pitfalls of excessive intellectualism, encouraging the appreciation of everyday experiences instead of lofty theories. His later works centered on the practical use of language in daily activities, positing that the meaning of words is intrinsically tied to their functions within…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Researchers have invented a new system of logic that could boost critical thinking and AI

The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking. Take gender, nationality or religion: these concepts no longer sit comfortably in the stiff linguistic boxes of the last century. Simultaneously, the rise of AI presses upon us the need to understand how words relate to meaning…

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2024

Best biographies of all time to add to your 2024 reading list

Intricate, academic explorations of lives and careers past

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024

Print your own tickets, treat your own illnesses – welcome to DIY Britain

Adverts telling us to take services into our own hands are trying to maintain the delusion that we still have a functioning society, says academic philosopher Tom Whyman

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024

Friday essay: how women writers helped me find my voice after divorce

When my 25-year marriage broke down in 2017, I did what I always do in my life, especially in times of crisis. I turned to books. Specifically, to books by women.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023

A World Cup of political symbolism in silence

They call soccer the beautiful game, and spectacular moments from its greatest showcase, the World Cup, linger in the mind’s eye like jewels.

Tribune News Service · Nov 26, 2022

Saul Kripke obituary

Influential American philosopher whose 1980 book Naming and Necessity challenged ideas about the identity of mind and brain

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022

Wittgenstein tried to solve all the problems of philosophy in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus – but he didn't quite succeed

How is it that false statements, such as “horses have eight legs”, can be just as meaningful as true statements, such as “horses have four legs”?

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2022