by Socrates | Mar 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Multiculturalism is often presented as a modern dilemma, something born of recent migration, globalisation, and political change. But if we take a longer view, it becomes clear that multiculturalism is not new at all. What is new is how we think about it: how we...
by Socrates | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
For centuries, philosophers considered what it means to live a good life. But what of a good death? When we think of the term Euthanasia (from the Greek eu – meaning good, and thanatos – meaning death) its meaning has been tainted by events of the 20th...
by Socrates | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self by Alexander Douglas is a philosophical critique of the modern obsession with forging a “true self” or, as described in The Guardian, “identity fetishism”. Drawing on philosophers like Spinoza...
by Socrates | Jan 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
For centuries people have believed that morality requires divine authority; but does ethical responsibility only truly exist when humans choose principles independently of reward, punishment, or command? The next meeting of the Nottingham Philosophy Club is on Tuesday...
by Socrates | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Some philosophers argue that evil is at least predictable, while stupidity is chaotic, contagious, and often unaware of itself. Hannah Arendt hinted at this in her idea of the “banality of evil,” where thoughtlessness enables great harm. Dietrich Bonhoeffer went...
by Socrates | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Utopian dreams have fascinated philosophers for centuries—from Plato’s Republic to Bacon, More, Marx and many others. They offer powerful imaginative blueprints for better societies, but they also carry subtle dangers…. The next meeting of the Nottingham...
