Has the postmodern revolution gone full circle?
While discussions about the philosophical foundations of judgements of right and wrong are often framed in terms of rational versus irrational perspectives, viz. those based…
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Altruism and the Moral Matrix
What are the origins of altruistic behaviour in human society? One of the greatest debates in philosophy and the social sciences over the last few…
The Limits of Tolerance
Attacks like the one we saw in the heart of London last week always set in motion a series of political spasms on the right…
Adam Smith and the Rationality of Self-Interest
Since Adam Smith the prevailing view in economics has been that the free market operates through a principle of rational self-interest. Much as Darwin…