Singapore executions under scrutiny as more hanged for drugs Questions being asked over speed of executions, legal representation, and the ethnicities of the condemned. Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2022
Socrates and Plato matter far too much to be left just to Britain’s elite My favourite subject at school was Philosophy. I loved it because it showed me that many of the questions I lazily pondered at night — such as why we should do right over wrong, and how we know who we are — have been vigorously debated for thousands of years.… Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2022
Slippery Slope Arguments in History: Socrates From the Phaedrus dialogue: Socrates…. Where is deception most likely to occur—regarding things that differ much or things that differ little from one another? Phaedrus. Regarding those that differ little. Socrates. At any rate, you are more likely to escape detection, as you shift from one thing to its opposite,… Reason · Jun 27, 2022
Cancelling Socrates review – Howard Brenton interrogates democracy in a rich play of ideas Fine acting and lively dialogue save this philosophical play from feeling static as it applies Athenian ideals to modern dilemmas The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
Cancelling Socrates: how the great philosopher sealed his fate with comedy Playwright Howard Brenton asks why ancient Athens turned on its famous citizen, and how such an uncompromising free-thinker might fare in our own ‘age of rage’ The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
Whataboutism: what it is and why it's such a popular tactic in arguments Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”. The Conversation · May 20, 2022