"To preserve sanity it seems to be necessary to keep a tension between the need for individual freedom and the demands of others...Nietzsche understood the necessity of maintaining dualities of every kind, but especially between Apollo, the symbol of social order and limit, and Dionysus, the symbol of freedom and intoxication. Keeping contradictory forces in … Continue reading “Is The Age Of Individualism Coming To An End?” (Philosophy Now)
Political Philosophy
Science and industry can make dangerous use of fake news and alternative facts, philosopher warns (The Independent)
"People can avoid being misled by individual scientists who might hold eccentric views" // Johnston, I. (2017). The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fake-news-alternative-facts-scientists-corporations-politicians-donald-trump-aaas-a7588866.html
Accelerationism: how a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in (The Guardian)
"The world is changing at dizzying speed – but for some thinkers, not fast enough. Is accelerationism a dangerous idea or does it speak to our troubled times?" // Beckett, A. (2017). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/11/accelerationism-how-a-fringe-philosophy-predicted-the-future-we-live-in
The Real Digital Revolution (New Philosopher)
"The Internet has transformed our economies, our culture and politics, and our very way of life to such an extent over the past four or five decades that we are by many accounts in the midst of a communication revolution..." http://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/3280/
Universities need to teach ethics (Prospect Magazine)
"The election of Donald Trump is just one example of what we are witnessing in many democracies around the world, namely a new type of ...." // Rothstein, B. & Lennart, L. (2016). Universities need to teach ethics. Prospect Magazine.