Is obedience a virtue? History is littered with instances where obedience to bad rulers or unjust laws has resulted in catastrophe. But then it's hard to imagine raising or educating children without obedience being a fundamental requirement. This week we're exploring obedience in the moral domain - and in the domain of classical music, where disobedience to tradition can be the hallmark of genius.
Why time doesn't pass
Philosophy for tough times
Women philosophers in 19th century Germany
Neofeudalism: techno-lords and peasants
Style wars pt 2: Scandals and hoaxes
Style wars pt 1: Postwar France and a new philosophical mode
The predicament of existence
Mary Midgley, public philosophy and plumbing
Intellectual humility
Freedom or liberty?
Philosophy, angst and hope
Music, taste and AI
The philosophy of twins
Philosophy, disability and the gut
Pornography and free speech
What are Australian philosophers thinking?
Queer vs the state
What is swearing?
Friendship
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The Modern West
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The Art of Manliness
Conversations With Coleman
Dear Hank & John
Cult of Conspiracy