Letters to a German Princess: Euler’s blockbuster lives on
That’s Maths: The collection of letters shows Euler was not only a ‘master’ mathematician but also a master teacher
Euro 2020: How Irish people should feel – philosophically speaking – about England’s loss
Feeling gleeful? Schopenhauer wouldn’t approve, but Nietzsche would understand
Five (and a bit) steps to a better life: What philosophy tells us
Unthinkable: Do we need more books promoting self-mystification? Yes, we do
Slavoj Žižek: ‘Joe Biden is long-term the same catastrophe as Trump’
The Slovenian philosopher divides opinion over his often-contradictory viewpoints
Ten philosophers to help us through the coronavirus crisis
Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too
Can you really love a dog? and life’s other big questions
Unthinkable: You can do philosophy anywhere. Even while walking your dog
Nietzsche said that failure should be embraced. But he was weird
We learn our own resilience by taking a bashing. To fail is to surrender
Leo Varadkar is 40 today: here’s 40 pearls of wisdom he really should know
Lessons for Leo: never dye your hair, don’t become a Mamil but do invest in slip-on shoes
Kylian Mbappé: a ‘new god’ to rival the best in the world
Deschamps says the teen’s performances at the World Cup merely highlight his potential
Coping: My brother’s wedding makes me doubt Schopenhauer’s ‘porcupine dilemma’
On my way to my brother’s nuptials, the twisted trees and harsh landscape bring the pessimistic philosopher to mind
Can you teach wellbeing? Martin Seligman thinks so
American professor Martin Seligman has pioneered positive psychology, inverting the traditional focus of his profession
Would we be better off without the state?
Given the crimes of the state, is it time we gave ‘libertarian anarchy’ a go?
Unthinkable: Was Socrates right about the unexamined life?
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