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Where the philosophy of happiness meets rail replacement buses

The Man Who Pays His Way: The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the constant quest of Network Rail

The Independent UK

Public Opinion and Due Process

Do we agree with Blackstone that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer?

Reason

‘A dark masterpiece’: Foucault’s Discipline and Punish at 50

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the French publication of Michel Foucault’s dark masterpiece, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison.

The Conversation

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Escape from the terrordome: how Netherlands panopticon prisons are being reborn as stunning arts hubs

They were built to instil fear. Now these giant domed jails, which date back to the 1700s, are being turned into creative centres – complete with cells for rent and escape rooms

The Guardian - UK

The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – big thinkers with visions of a better world

The academic’s page-turning volume of essays – a study of intellectuals who sought to improve the politics and societies of their day – makes you feel a little more learned than you did before

The Guardian - UK

The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – casting around

A spinoff from the podcast of the same name, this potted philosophical primer fails to live up to its title

The Guardian - UK

‘He had a sarcastic turn of phrase’: discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on ‘father of utilitarianism’

Unearthed notes owned by the renowned philosopher Jeremy Bentham reveal the roots of his influential ethics

The Guardian - UK

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Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe review – Christianity’s barbaric war against homosexuality

Historian Noel Malcolm’s survey of gay life in the 15th to 18th centuries debunks many myths, but mostly catalogues the extreme violence perpetrated against those judged to have broken religious doctrine

The Guardian - UK

Christmas consumption – what would the great economic philosophers think?

Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the UK is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers and a sense of tradition continue to encourage us towards ever greater levels of consumption.

The Conversation

Even before deepfakes, tech was a tool of abuse and control

Of the many “profound risks to society and humanity” that have tech experts worried about artificial intelligence (AI), the spread of fake images is one that everyday internet users will be familiar with.

The Conversation

Surveillance in India: Gujarat backs it, Punjab hates it, some don’t even know there’s a right to privacy

What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘surveillance’? CCTV cameras? For beginners, that’s one way to say: “You are being watched.” Always.

Newslaundry

Kids cause suffering (at least for parents) but do they make you unhappy?

Some influential studies show that the decision to have kids leads to greater suffering — at least for parents. A famous study by Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman and collaborators showed that working women experienced more negative, and less positive, emotions while caring for kids than while engaged in almost…

The Conversation

Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought

Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been accused of animal cruelty and is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations.

The Conversation

The big idea: why we shouldn’t try to be happy

Happiness might seem like a noble goal – but striving for it can be counterproductive

The Guardian - UK

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Thailand's Big Brother is upping the ante

In the late 18th century, British philosopher Jeremy Bentham visited his younger brother, Samuel, in Russia, who arranged unskilled factory workers in a circle so that he could supervise them. Inspired by this principle, Bentham developed "the panopticon", an inspection tower surrounded by cells. Its uniqueness was that it enabled…

Newsroom.co.nz

Big Brother is recording

An author on mass surveillance.

Reason

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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