I’ll keep this article deliberately short and simple for two reasons. Firstly because it’s a five-minute read (apparently), and secondly […]
Why governments tend to get into debt – a 5 minute read Read More »
My father worked from nine to five every day, never did overtime, and was back eating with the family even
Working harder for less Read More »
Back in December 1989 Burgess wrote an article predicting the shape of the ‘90s. He died a few short years
Anthony Burgess’ predictions of the future Read More »
During medieval times, the church was of course the overwhelming influence, and to be a philosopher was to be a
The Augustinian vs the Pelagian view of human nature Read More »
Let’s take a whistle-stop tour of the ideas and philosophies of the Renaissance (1350-1600). Religious ideas A cleavage appeared between
The ideas of the Renaissance Read More »
Spinoza (1632-1677) was a bit of an eccentric. A Dutch philosopher of Jewish origin, he cultivated a very original take
What did Spinoza say? Read More »
Whenever I go to London I always call in on a small radical bookstore called Housmans on the lookout for
“Labour’s extreme neoliberalism” Read More »
Michel Foucault (1926-84) was a French thinker, one of the “postmodernists”. Not really a philosopher so much as a cultural
What did Foucault say ? Read More »
Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto together in 1848. It’s punchy and readable. It starts “A spectre is haunting
The ideas of Marx (1818-1883) Read More »
In the last few decades many in the West have looked askance at their stressful materialistic lives and turned to
Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism Read More »
