Why Mind Viruses Are Real Comparing other people’s beliefs to pathogens can be a cheap way of discrediting them, but the idea of “mind viruses” still has real merit. Maarten Boudry / Steije Hofhuis 11 Nov 2024 · 13 min read
What Is a Woman? Many Philosophers (Still) Aren’t Allowed to Say An Oxford-based academic philosopher explains why he no longer uses a pseudonym when discussing plain truths about biological sex. Daniel Kodsi 16 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
7 October, One Year Later with David Benatar: Quillette Cetera Episode 40 On the anniversary of 7 October, philosopher David Benatar discusses the ethical questions it raises and about his new book, “Very Practical Ethics.” Zoe Booth 10 Oct 2024 · 17 min read
Stoicism: A Life-Changing Philosophy Stoicism is a workout that builds emotional strength, a caulking of the timbers to enable us to weather the coming storms—a preparation we make precisely because the ocean voyage is so rewarding. Iona Italia 27 Sep 2024 · 23 min read
Talking Philosophy with Bob Goodin The case against retweets, what’s wrong with the War on Terror, equality in light of difference, and more. Holly Lawford-Smith 11 Jul 2024 · 8 min read
In Praise of Negativity Bias It’s the things and people that offer pushback that make personal achievement possible and meaningful. It’s the knots that drive us to comb. Iona Italia 1 Jul 2024 · 5 min read
In Defence of Manifest 2024 The Guardian’s reporting on a gathering of heterodox thinkers is truly lamentable journalism. Theo Jaffee 19 Jun 2024 · 8 min read
Double Standards in the Gender Debate Butler’s latest book is leftist political propaganda masquerading as the dispassionate work of an academic. Holly Lawford-Smith 12 Apr 2024 · 13 min read
Beware Cultural Drift Thoughts on modernity’s monoculture mistake. Robin Hanson 11 Apr 2024 · 12 min read
The Metamodern Shift in the Culture Wars Metamodernism conveys the experience of living in a world in which we feel comfortable oscillating between different perspectives. Peter Clarke 20 Mar 2024 · 6 min read
Not Everyone Who Disagrees with You Is An ‘Uncle Tom’ No one has an obligation to express, or refrain from expressing, a particular view, merely because they are part of a minority group. Holly Lawford-Smith 4 Mar 2024 · 11 min read
Motorpsycho Nightmare Robert Pirsig’s insufferable cult novel about philosophy and bike maintenance turns 50. Kevin Mims 20 Feb 2024 · 18 min read
Beware the Little Lambs Nietzsche warned us about the dangers of defining our values in opposition to something else. Ben Turtel 15 Feb 2024 · 7 min read
Meritocracy and Its Discontents Meritocratic reformers claimed that they wanted equality. But instead they sought to replace the aristocracy of birth with an aristocracy of ability. J. Michael Yarros 8 Feb 2024 · 13 min read
Reviewing Bronze Age Pervert's New Book: Quillette Cetera Episode 27 A conversation with Quillette writer Oliver Traldi. Zoe Booth 7 Jan 2024 · 1 min read
