A History of Ideas: George Berkeley On 'Esse Est Percipi' ('To Be Is To Be Perceived')
Is there such a thing as matter? Not according to the Immaterialist philosopher Bishop George Berkeley.
A History of Ideas: Hume on Miracles
Was it a miracle when Leicester City won the Premier League title? Not according to philosopher David Hume.
A History of Ideas: Wittgenstein’s Beetle In A Box Analogy
Can we ever know another person’s pain? Or even what their experience of the colour green might be? For Ludwig Wittgenstein, the answer to this question cut to the very heart of ‘meaning’.
A History of Ideas: Karl Popper On Falsification
According to philosopher Karl Popper, scientists don’t set out to provetheir theories, but to disprove them by testing them to destruction.
A History of Ideas: Selfless Love
Does pure altruism exist? Or are apparently altruistic acts simply manifestations of complex self interest?
A History of Ideas: The Oedipus Complex
Do all boys and girls go through a phase where they wantto sleep with their parent of the opposite sex and kill their parent of the same sex?
A History of Ideas: Sartre on Love
Does love compromise our freedom? Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre certainly thought so.
A History of Ideas: The Myth of the Missing Half
Why are dating websites and apps so popular? Could the philosopher Plato have the answer?