Debates

One thing I was certain of growing up was that I, an imposingly tall and broad lad from provincial Cumbria, was different. I knew I was gay. In retrospect, I …
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Measurement breaks most systems. This one stabilized.

“What the mirror reflects depends not on what it shows, but how long you stare.”

This is not a prompt hack. …
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The society of affiliation is constantly polarizing, as this allows it to maintain a semblance of belonging in particular blocs. As a consequence, all positions, institutions and even issues not …
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In The Bad Guys 2 (Pierre Perifel, 2025), based on Aaron Blabey’s best-selling graphic novel series, DreamWorks Animation delivers more than a family-friendly movie; it presents, perhaps unintentionally, a parable …
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Not long ago, a case brought public attention to the potential negative impact of chatbots. Two parents sued an AI company, claiming that their children’s interaction with one of its …
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What does it mean to insist on burial when sovereignty demands extreme exposure, the gruesome spectacle of decomposition? What is it like to grieve under siege?

Antigone, in Sophocles’ eponymous …
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People of my generation, born in the late USSR, probably remember that the main political topic discussed with children back then was peace. When I think about it, I recall …
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What is Palestinian liberation? What kind of transformation does it entail? And what form of reason does it require? A fruitful exercise for thinking through these questions is to introduce …
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This paper is not a commentary on Nietzsche’s philosophy, nor an abstract reflection on his thought. In contrast to therapies that seek to restore the client to a previous state …
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In his studies on patients with aphasia, Lev Vygotsky observed that, despite their differences, they all shared a common difficulty: a deficit in abstraction. When asked to verbalize sentences like …
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