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The Non-Coercive State: The Creation of Pacifist Societies
In Political Liberalism, John Rawls argues that, “political power is always coercive power backed by the…
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Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality and the Future of Technology
In 1974, the philosopher Robert Nozick came up with the idea of an ‘experience machine’, a…
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On Advertising and the Loss of Free Will
In his treatise on free will, philosopher Sam Harris claims that if an act is formulated…
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Bernie Sanders and the Fight Against Political Apathy
During a recent Q and A event, American presidential nominee Bernie Sanders was confronted by a…
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Modern Life: A Consciouscly Celebrated Materialism
The anthropologist David Graeber has this idea that culture has been relabelled as consumption. So: what…
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How Physical Proximity (and Social Psychology): Can Prevent Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Our Society
In previous centuries divisions of society were mended and band-aided by communal meeting areas: Churches, Synagogues,…
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The Media, Moral Rage and Moral Condemnation
Reading the letters of old writers and poets from previous centuries, you get the sense that…
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Why Does Society Divide Itself Into Smaller Categories of People Over Time? (In-Group and Out-Group Formation)
We are born without prejudice. Ask a baby if he hates any particular person and he…
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How to Combat Schadenfreude, or Enjoying The Pain of Others
Due to evolution, when our enemy is hurt, we celebrate. When our enemy is killed, we…
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History of a Sketch During War: A View of the Taking of Quebec (1759)
In 1759 General James Wolfe launched a daring British offensive up the St. Lawrence River to…
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