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Hipparchia: Philosophy as Comedy
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Hipparchia: Philosophy as Comedy

Will Buckingham –

The Cynic philosopher Hipparchia defied social convention, in pursuit of a life free of hypocrisy and privilege.

Zeno of Citium and the Challenge of Living Naturally
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Zeno of Citium and the Challenge of Living Naturally

Will Buckingham –

Stoicism was one of the most influential philosophical schools in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. And the first Stoic philosopher was Zeno of Citium.

Not the Mystical East: India's Long Tradition of Materialism
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Not the Mystical East: India's Long Tradition of Materialism

Will Buckingham –

We often assume that Indian philosophy is somehow inherently “spiritual”. But India's long tradition of Cārvāka materialist philosophy suggests otherwise.

Sophie Grace Chappell on Plato and the Moral Imagination
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Sophie Grace Chappell on Plato and the Moral Imagination

Will Buckingham –

An interview with Sophie Grace Chappell about philosophy, following your deepest impulses, and why mountain climbing is not unlike philosophy.

Aristotle on Flourishing
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Aristotle on Flourishing

Will Buckingham –

Aristotle argued that the end or purpose of human life was flourishing. But what is flourishing? And how do we flourish?

Aristotle on Ways of Knowing
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Aristotle on Ways of Knowing

Will Buckingham –

Aristotle was a hugely eclectic thinker. But he was also a systematic one. And at the heart of his philosophy is the idea of the diversity of human ways of knowing.