Articles on Immanuel Kant
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Survivor’s guilt is arguably an instance of good character, an emotional expression.
It’s as if Socrates’ remark that ‘the trees teach me nothing’ is very much still the attitude today.
The white nationalist’s visit to the University of Florida shows just how messy life’s moral dilemmas can get.
The concept of dignity is not universal. It means different things to different people and different cultures.
Trump’s agenda to pull America from key global alliances is more evidence that suggests it is. A law professor probes the unknown of what a world without such cooperation might look like.
The case of tourist behaviour is especially interesting for debates about ethical decision-making.
Racism is again on the rise in many parts of the world. So is the dehumanisation of our enemies. What hope is there, then, for notions of a common humanity?
Despite science refuting the existence of different human races, people have used “race” throughout history to divide and denigrate certain people while promoting their claims of superiority.
Today’s refugee crisis is not just about the movement of people. It is also about the human immobility that is baked into contemporary laws and politics. What, then, of the code of hospitality?
Humans are no longer the only judges of creativity. Computers can perform the same task – and may even be more objective.
We’re all outraged by dopers and allegedly corrupt officials. Why, and are we justified?
According to recent research, music is an evolutionary adaptation that helps us navigate a world rife with contradictions.
We should never accept that a Human Rights Commission ought to be non-partisan or depoliticised. Without both, it would be incapable of doing its job.
Causing offence to others often causes hurt. Such actions have been condemned as unethical, even immoral behaviour in a civilised society. There have been many examples. The Bill Henson photographs of…
In the same week in which I published a piece for Times Higher Education about why the humanities matter, Minister for Education Nicky Morgan gave the following advice to young people: If you wanted to…
Philosophy was always dangerous, as the life and death of Socrates taught us. He was, need I remind you, executed not by an authoritarian regime but by a caring democracy. Times have changed however, and…















