Modern societies, argues Michel Foucault, think and talk about sex far more than their forebears ever did. But this has not been liberating.
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People in prison may be uniquely placed to rethink justice and morality.
Insights from philosophers about the nature of knowledge and learning can help educators identify why and when using AI in the classroom is warranted and helpful.
Writing before the advent of the smartphone, a French philosopher foresaw a world where computers would shape our behaviour, controlling much of our lives.
Christian history shows how bishops have used bold speech to challenge the powerful.
One of the most influential philosophical works of the 20th century, Discipline and Punish is unsettlingly prescient in our age of digital surveillance.
Donald Trump was supported by a group of converted Democrats, like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard, who are united by membership of the intellectual dark web. What is it?
Knowledge, for Foucault, is not just what we know. It is who we are. It defines our options, not just intellectually, but in all respects.
Conservative critics argue the ‘social responsibility’ of business lies in increasing profits. But values have always been tied up with money-making, from the welfare state to colonialism.
Readers with depression initially wanted the ‘instant gratification of being fixed’ from self-help books. That didn’t happen, but they did benefit from the right books at the right times.
China’s Xi Xinping had trialled his COVID lockdown measures on what he callously called the ‘virus’ of the Uighurs, writes Stan Grant. COVID lockdowns are now over, but the trace of tyranny remains.
Truth is fundamental to our lives. Human beings cannot exist without truth, but this concept is more complex than we think.
People have always wanted others to know they’re smart, and what better way to do that than with clothes?
Michel Foucault was one of the most famous thinkers of the late 20th century, achieving celebrity-like status before his death. His theories about power and social change continue to resonate.
“Critique of Black Reason” offers readers insight into how the construction of race and racism underpins our understanding of modernity.
Almost total journalistic shutdown is worsening the UK prison crisis.
The divine right of kings was dismantled after a bloody conflict nearly 400 years ago. The impulse which led to that change should protect us from the reign of the White House emperor.
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Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Investigador predoctoral en Filosofía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Vice Chancellors Chair Australian/Indigenous Belonging, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Teaching Fellow, Sociology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Professor of Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor of Christian History and Theology, University of Exeter
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Associate Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Writing, The University of Queensland