October 9, 2014 by

The Radicalism of Peter Singer

Peter Singer is both loved and hated in equal measure. Banned from speaking in Germany for his views on the moral…

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October 4, 2014 by

The Conversion of JS Mill

In a recent book Henry West emphasises the similarities between Bentham and Mill and concludes that Mill ‘revised and perhaps broadened…

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October 1, 2014 by

Guidelines: Right to a Child

Guidelines Right to a Child The concept ‘right to child’ can be poorly handled by students. Part of this is because…

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September 30, 2014 by

The latest on Abortion (2014)

Abortion Teeenage preganancy rates have plummeted – and also teenage abortions. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that…

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September 29, 2014 by

The Slow Strange Death of Economic Man

David Fincher, director of the film Gone Girl, complains about the ‘whole f**ing likeability thing’ affecting how audiences receive his films….

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September 22, 2014 by

Reasons to use this site are twelve!

This week I am unashamedly advocating why you should use PI for your studies to help you get an A grade…

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September 19, 2014 by

Rules or Principles?

In 1984 Margaret Thatcher came up with a political masterstroke: give council house tenants the right to buy their own homes…

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September 10, 2014 by

Guidelines: Meta-ethics essay

Critically assess the view that the word ‘good’ has no real meaning. OCR G582 June 2013 Q3 My comments prefaced by…

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September 10, 2014 by

2014 WINNING Essay:

Is existentialism a beneficial concept for society?   Susie Triffitt, Woldingham School Abstract: Existentialism is a complex theory that is addressed…

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September 9, 2014 by

COMPETITION RESULTS 2014

Ian Thackrah, chair of judges, writes: I am pleased to announce the winners of the first Philosophical Investigations Journal Competition, 2014….

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