The problem with self-help
Philosophy is not “self-help” in the contemporary sense.
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Five years on from the horsemeat scandal
Little of significance has changed since the scandal because the truth is that it was the almost inevitable consequence of a flawed food system, not just a failing of one small part of it. The nub of the problem is that farm produce is now more often a commodity sold on price than it is a product bought for its distinctive value.
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University Challenge and the value of factual recall.
ReadGood People, Bad People and ‘The Character Gap’
Our behavior is radically inconsistent and seems to depend less on character traits than on the context of each chance to behave well or badly. Julian Baggini reviews ‘The Character Gap’ by Christian B. Miller.
ReadThe case for “gender viscosity”
Gender and sexuality are not so much fluid as viscous. Both sexuality and gender are not absolutes set in stone but they are generally more sticky than liquid. They have soft edges but tend to keep their shape.
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