Consider the three paintings above: all three depict me, but they differ radically in their use of color, stroke, composition, and style....

In the second week of Directed Studies, a yearlong course at Yale that gives a survey of the history of Western Thought, we read...

About a month ago I went to a talk by Shelly Kagan, Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale, on the moral status of robots. The room was...

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Intro For most of human existence in organised society, most societies have punished the perpetrators of serious crimes with the penalty...

Intro Contagion is a 2011 thriller film. Directed by veteran filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, the film describes the outbreak and spread of a...

Editors Note: This essay was originally written for John Locke Institute Essay Competition Intro David Hume, in an infamous footnote in...

At 8pm on November 8th, 2016, in a surprise televised address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to the nation that all Rs...

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Intro Abortion is a topic that has brought about moral acrimony like few others in recent times. Many Conservatives have compared...

The Battle of Stalingrad was not a battle in the traditional sense, as it was a protracted sub-conflict in its own right. There were no...

Editors Note: This is a modified version of an essay originally written for Purav's economics A level coursework Introduction The Nordic...

On April 8th, 2013, almost exactly eight years ago at the time of writing, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died of a...

(Figures referenced are placed at the bottom of the article) Article 25 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

I Intro The origin of the authority of scripture is highly disputed. To many, it may not have any authority at all. To determine its just...

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Editor's Note: This is an adapted version of an essay written for Andrew Alam-Nist's Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) Paternalism in a...

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When driving under the influence of alcohol, drivers are unable to fully control themselves, and lose a significant degree of motor...