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Submission Guidelines to Original Philosophy
Submission Guidelines to Original Philosophy
New guidelines for 2025
Douglas Giles, PhD
Jan 7
Why a Proper Understanding of Human Nature is Necessary
Why a Proper Understanding of Human Nature is Necessary
The ancient Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were among the first to concern themselves with human nature. These…
Glenn Parton
Jan 7
Between the Absurdities of "I Create My Own Reality" and "You Are Determined"
Between the Absurdities of "I Create My Own Reality" and "You Are Determined"
. . . is the reality of our existence
Douglas Giles, PhD
Feb 9
The Moral Argument That Is Ruining the World
The Moral Argument That Is Ruining the World
What we ought to do should never be based on what is
Martin Vidal
Feb 18
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Friedrich Hayek’s Nightmare: America Completes The Road to Serfdom
Friedrich Hayek’s Nightmare: America Completes The Road to Serfdom
A revered libertarian treatise demonstrates America’s totalitarian slide
Anthony Signorelli
Mar 14
On What’s Wrong With Education and How to Actually Fix It
On What’s Wrong With Education and How to Actually Fix It
Our education system is still dominated by a model developed over 180 years ago
Douglas Giles, PhD
Mar 14
A Wonder About What I Am
A Wonder About What I Am
What am I?
Leah Kiser
Mar 13
What Would It Be Like to See a New Colour?
What Would It Be Like to See a New Colour?
What colour perception can tell us about the Hard Problem
Pierz Newton-John
Mar 11
Reacting, Replying, and Responding
Reacting, Replying, and Responding
The different ways of answering
Douglas Giles, PhD
Mar 6
Why Smart People Tend to Be Loners
Why Smart People Tend to Be Loners
There are direct ways that intelligence can spur on isolation
Martin Vidal
Mar 5
Ancient Women: Baby Factories or Critical to Human Evolution
Ancient Women: Baby Factories or Critical to Human Evolution
Some time ago I submitted a book manuscript on human evolution to a publisher with an advertised interest in feminist works. The key…
Im Anom
Feb 25
Why It’s So Hard to Argue With Idiots
Why It’s So Hard to Argue With Idiots
And how to get better at it
Martin Vidal
Feb 24
The Fake Left
The Fake Left
The reactionary Right aren’t the only ones trying to silence other voices and disempower other people
Douglas Giles, PhD
Feb 21
How to Argue With a Trump Supporter
How to Argue With a Trump Supporter
It’s not easy but we can break through the deflections
Martin Vidal
Feb 9
What Is Philosophic Truth?
The Criteria for Philosophic Truth
Glenn Parton
Jan 28
After Epistemology
After Epistemology
The Viewpoint of Pragmatism in 800 Words
Paul Hunt
Jan 27
A Long History of Almost Nothing
A Long History of Almost Nothing
If you think that the aether is a Nineteenth Century relic, modern physics, and indeed the whole of scientific history, may surprise you.
Selena Routley
Jan 20
G-d Is Seen by the Mind.
G-d Is Seen by the Mind.
Arguments for and against God’s existence miss the obvious
Lindsay Kelly
Jan 15
On Teaching Philosophy in a Business School: Or What It Means to Teach Theory to Business Majors
On Teaching Philosophy in a Business School: Or What It Means to Teach Theory to Business Majors
This article is inspired by a semester-long introductory course on management taught to incoming freshmen in the Fall of 2024 while also…
Clarissa AL Lee
Dec 31, 2024
Are We Political Idiots? Your Moral Duty to Take a Public Stance.
Are We Political Idiots? Your Moral Duty to Take a Public Stance.
Do We Owe the World Our Opinion?
Daniel Kang
Dec 30, 2024
Three Traps in the Pursuit of Meaning
Three Traps in the Pursuit of Meaning
Identifying and letting go of what hinders purposeful living
Suresh Natarajan
Dec 24, 2024
Why Experts Are So Bad at Making Predictions
Why Experts Are So Bad at Making Predictions
It’s fundamentally impossible for human beings to make predictions in regards to complex systems
Martin Vidal
Dec 22, 2024
The Evolutionary Incentive to Dream
The Evolutionary Incentive to Dream
A theory as to why dreaming became such a common phenomenon throughout the animal kingdom
Martin Vidal
Dec 18, 2024
From Time to the Timeless Now
From Time to the Timeless Now
“Mighty Time am I, wreaking destruction of the world”
Suresh Natarajan
Dec 17, 2024
People Who Dislike Philosophy See the Graveyard but Not the Village in Which It Sits
People Who Dislike Philosophy See the Graveyard but Not the Village in Which It Sits
IT’S ALIVE!!!
Douglas Giles, PhD
Dec 8, 2024
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