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The psychology of free thought: interview with Simon McCarthy-Jones

  • byEmma Park
  • 29 March 2024
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'At what point does the power imbalance between individuals and big tech become problematic?'
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A French freethinker: Emile Chartier, known as Alain

  • byMichel Petheram
  • 27 March 2024
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‘Thought is free, or it isn’t thought.'
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How I lost my religious belief: A personal story from Nigeria

  • bySuyum Audu
  • 8 March 2024
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'Although Nigeria is in theory a democratic society...in reality, religion dictates and controls every aspect of life.'
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On sex, gender and their consequences: interview with Louise Antony

  • byEmma Park
  • 27 February 2024
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The philosopher speaks to Emma Park about the trans debate, the meaning of sex and gender, and the vexed question of whether trans women should be allowed in biological women's spaces.
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The Enlightenment and the making of modernity

  • byPiers Benn
  • 23 February 2024
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Adam Wakeling's 'Why the Enlightenment Matters', reviewed by philosopher Piers Benn
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From religious orthodoxy to free thought

  • byTehreem Azeem
  • 19 February 2024
  • 2 comments
One woman's journey from Muslim orthodoxy in Pakistan to questioning and self-discovery abroad - with a narrow escape from marriage along the way.
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