In times of war, ‘we have a duty to hope, as without hope all is lost’
Unthinkable: Always treat humanity not as a means but as an end, said the philosopher Immanuel Kant
Why is ‘news avoidance’ on the rise? The nocebo effect may be playing a part
Unthinkable: The ‘evil twin’ of the placebo effect could shed light on why people say consuming the news makes them feel worse
If you’re already planning your next holiday, read this first
Unthinkable: ‘Leisure’ has replaced ‘rest’ in our capitalist society. Even burnout is being monetised
Gary Lineker’s ‘bald patch’ jibe hurt Frank Lampard - luckily, there is one treatment for hair loss
Unthinkable: Here’s a three-step programme to deal with cruel comments about your appearance
Tommy Tiernan is on a mission to revive ‘radical’ Christian Irish philosopher
Kerry writer John Moriarty, who died in 2007, called for ‘the abandonment of the western way of life’
If you could meet your dead parent again through virtual reality would you?
Unthinkable: Technology is throwing up new moral dilemmas - “screen studies” may help us to answer them
The Irish philosopher who was father of ‘cathedral thinking’
Edmund Burke is associated with conservatism but his political outlook is more radical than he is given credit for
Are you a citizen of the world or of your own nation? The answer may determine your politics
There are 193 nation states in the world, with Palestine waiting to become the 194th
The psychology of election posters: to smile, frown or go full Mick Wallace?
Experts in behavioral psychology examine a selection of posters from the campaign trail to reveal hidden meanings
Are we making ourselves anxious, or is the world making us that way?
Unthinkable: Karl Marx and Herbert Marcuse could help treat your anxiety
Are we over-using terms like ‘far-right’, ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’?
Concerns are being raised about ‘conceptual inflation’ whereby ‘use of a term expands too much relative to its meaning’
Should you have children? These five philosophical questions can help you decide
Unthinkable: Procreating to ‘save the West’ is probably a bad idea, but what’s a good reason to have children?
‘No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs’: How common were such notices in Britain?
Unthinkable: The only known photograph of such a sign is from an unknown source
Politics is all about managing the present. What people need is a story of the future
Unthinkable: Individuals and society at large need a coherent storyline to give us hope for the future
How to end the culture wars: Stop looking for people to blame
‘Because structural injustices are beyond our control it is wrong to blame ordinary people for them,’ argues political philosopher Maeve McKeown