Podium: Some Rules for a Society of Equals from a Lecture Delivered by the Reader in Philosophy at University College, LondonIN 1929, RH Tawney gave the fourth Halley Stewart Lectures, which were subsequently published in 1931 under the title Equality. Tawney's general theme was that Britain ...
If you’re hoping to teach at tertiary (university) level, you’ll face fierce competition for junior-level academic positions. However, philosophy graduates are often prime candidates for research careers in relevant fields. You’ll need to show a very high aptitude for and expertise in your c...
And Franklin Foer, editor of the New Republic, looks at the roots of liberalism, with a slightly longer perspective. Peter Berkowitz, fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford, talks about liberty and morality. Professor Timothy Stanton chooses his best books on toleration and John Gray, ...
Russell formulated an ambitious scheme of writing two series of books, one on the philosophy of the sciences, the other on social and political questions. “At last,” as he later put it, “I would achieve a Hegelian synthesis in an encyclopaedic work dealing equally with theory and practic...
InWhy Veganism MattersGary Francione, a professor of law and philosophy at Rutgers University, argues thatveganismis a moral imperative. He is a self-declared abolitionist when it comes to animal rights, and critical of the idea that we should focus on animal welfare, minimising their suffering...
The scale and asymmetry of commercial technology firms’ power over people through data, combined with the increasing involvement of the private sector in public governance, means that increasingly, people do not have the ability to opt out of engaging with technology firms. At the same time, tho...
As both object and subject, the aims and applications of AI have been brought into question. At the heart of these discussions are questions of values and the power relations in which these values are embedded. What values and norms should we aim to uphold when performing research or deploymen...
Department of Philosophy, Huron University College, 1349 Western Rd., London, Ontario, N6G 1H3, Canada Steven Bland Corresponding author Correspondence toSteven Bland. Ethics declarations Conflict of Interest The author has no conflicts of interest to declare. ...
Both ideas are described, analysed and developed in the context of their wider importance in interdisciplinary undergraduate education and their implementation on the Arts and Sciences BASc at UCL. Some suggestions for future developments of these ideas at the proposed new university at the London ...
John Locke, English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism. He was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the United States. Learn more about Locke’s life