What To Do About Now @WhatToDoAboutN1
A blog on the philosophical side of current affairs. Editor @hannahmchugh__ Welcoming contributions from philosophers of all kinds! whattodoaboutnow.com London, UK Joined June 2022-
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💭 New post! whattodoaboutnow.com/post/democracy… Richard J. Christie philosophically dissects the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people. The piece proposes radical solutions for achieving a more authentic and representative democracy.
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Philosophy has tools to help us understand why and how we disagree, and to point us towards the path for better public discourse. Read our Editorial Team’s blog on why philosophy is so crucial in today's era of post-truth: whattodoaboutnow.com/post/philosoph…
In light of recent events, Kola Adeosun (@IAmKolaAdeosun) & Ato Rockcliffe engage with the growing issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric. Read the full article here ☟ whattodoaboutnow.com/post/truth-rea…
In a time of serious backlash against claims to equality, Professor Steven Michels offers a timely reflection on what is at stake: tinyurl.com/r5a9hse3
Echoes of Alienation Following the UK riots, Hossein Dabbagh considers what it means to be a “stranger in a strange land The blog considers how misinformation, inequality and psychology may drive tribalism in times of crisis tinyurl.com/wdure5vn
New post! Prof. Jenny Strandberg asks: what would Plato say about presidential immunity? whattodoaboutnow.com/post/president…
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Congratulations Dr @hannahmchugh__ who passed her PhD viva without corrections! 😮 Her thesis is ‘Power to the People: Agent’s Role in and Responsibility for Domination’. Now a Postdoctoral Fellow @goetheuni, Hannah is continuing her research. Hannah is editor of @WhatToDoAboutN1
Paschal Ukpaka returns to our site with a new piece on the ethical dilemmas around sex robots whattodoaboutnow.com/post/sex-robot…
New article from Hossein Dabbagh: "In the case of a ceasefire, which might appear beneficial to Hamas in the short-term, adopting a broader, long-term perspective, informed by rule-consequentialism, provides moral justification for supporting it." whattodoaboutnow.com/post/beyond-im…
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