Sartre vs Baldwin | Joanna Kavenna, Jonathan Webber, and Marie-Elsa Bragg
We take it for granted that through language and communication we can learn about the experience of others. But it remains unknown whether we can fully know what it is like to be another human being. ...
1 Apr 202544min
The philosophy of geopolitics SPECIAL | Donald Trump, Homer's Odyssey, and Korean Web Novels
What do Friedrich Nietzsche, the Korean War, and Homer's Odyssey have in common?Join the team at the IAI for four articles about the history and philosophy of geopolitics, ranging from Nietzsche's imp...
28 Mar 202543min
The philosophy of dehumanisation | David Livingstone Smith
The philosophy of dehumanisation with David Livingstone SmithIn this exclusive interview, philosopher David Livingstone Smith explores the history, nature, and evolution of dehumanisation. As what is ...
25 Mar 202531min
Consciousness is quantum mechanical | Stuart Hameroff
Consciousness is one of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, but it remains barely understood, even defined. Across the world scholars of many disciplines - philosophy, science, social scien...
18 Mar 202530min
Defending panpsychism | Philosophers Philip Goff and Hilary Lawson
Metaphysics vs consciousnessPanpsychism has recently become something of a household term in philosophical and scientific conversations alike. Deceivingly simple, it defends the view that consciousnes...
14 Mar 202525min
Consciousness beyond the brain | Rupert Sheldrake
Re-thinking the limits of the mindMost scientists think that consciousness is created by the brain. After all, most assume consciousness vanishes if the brain is destroyed. But what if this consensus ...
11 Mar 202531min
The consciousness test | Yoshua Bengio, Sabine Hossenfelder, Nick Lane, and Hilary Lawson
The consciousness testCould an artificial intelligence be capable of genuine conscious experience?Coming from a range of different scientific and philosophical perspectives, Yoshua Bengio, Sabine Hoss...
4 Mar 202550min
Longtermism SPECIAL: The next stage of effective altruism
Should we sacrifice the present for a better future?Join the team at the IAI for three articles about effective altruism, longtermism, and the complex evolution of moral thought. Written by William Ma...
28 Feb 202533min
