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Immanuel Kant
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Unthinkable: Always treat humanity not as a means but as an end, said the philosopher Immanuel Kant
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That’s Maths: The collection of letters shows Euler was not only a ‘master’ mathematician but also a master teacher
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Unthinkable: Covid may have given us a fresh appreciation of smell, ‘the Cinderella of the senses’
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Unthinkable: Famous philosophers are being reappraised in light of their prejudices
Why does philosophy have a problem with race?
Unthinkable: Racist views must be confronted honestly, says philosopher Aislinn O’Donnell
Are we all Kantians now? The Covid-19 effect on moral philosophy
Unthinkable: The pandemic is exposing long-tolerated inequalities
Liam Toland: Set piece and breakdown two areas where Ireland can target All Blacks
Variety in point of attack is also crucial to unleashing Ireland’s potent backline
Can you really love a dog? and life’s other big questions
Unthinkable: You can do philosophy anywhere. Even while walking your dog
How can art be judged and valued?
Public funding of the arts has become a nebulous and convoluted process
Can a novel also be a work of philosophy?
Unthinkable: Literature allows us capture ‘weirdness’ of life, says Matthew McKeever
Is morality just a matter of following your deepest desires?
Unthinkable: Most of us have a longing to ‘do the right thing’, says Lizzy Ventham
The problem with banishing Shamima Begum
World View: The UK's decision to revoke the 19-year-old's citizenship is morally flawed and legally dubious
‘I stopped exercising and got a bit chubby’ – cue the shame sirens
Coping: Shame should be fought, or reasoned away
Security Council veto should not apply for war crimes
World leaders must act together to end any such violation of human dignity
Clay as material and strange contraptions
Vanessa Donoso López and Paul Gregg offer intriguing and conceptual artistic visions
Is humour an effective way of communicating wisdom?
Shared, unspoken knowledge is always the active ingredient in ‘getting the joke’
Coping: Homesick for a place that no longer exists
It feels bizarre to belong nowhere after having taken a sense of home for granted for such a long time
Unthinkable: Do we have a duty to look after ourselves?
Neglecting your health is immoral, said Kant: Trinity philosopher Alice Pinheiro Walla explains why
Policy must be made for real people, not ideals
Many believe dysfunctional behaviour in finance is due solely to distorted incentives
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