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
· 13 min read
philosophy
A collection of 94 posts
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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 5 min read
In Defence of Manifest 2024
The Guardian’s reporting on a gathering of heterodox thinkers is truly lamentable journalism.
Theo Jaffee
· 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
· 13 min read
Beware Cultural Drift
Thoughts on modernity’s monoculture mistake.
Robin Hanson
· 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
· 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
· 11 min read
Motorpsycho Nightmare
Robert Pirsig’s insufferable cult novel about philosophy and bike maintenance turns 50.
Kevin Mims
· 18 min read
Beware the Little Lambs
Nietzsche warned us about the dangers of defining our values in opposition to something else.
Ben Turtel
· 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
· 13 min read
Reviewing Bronze Age Pervert's New Book: Quillette Cetera Episode 27
A conversation with Quillette writer Oliver Traldi.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read