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Anna WANG
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The editor of The Philosopher. Research focuses on public philosophy, such as the ethics in AI, the ethics in charity, dignity, global justice, etc.
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Exciting news!
I’m thrilled to announce that my book has just been published by the Social Science Academic Press (China).
Research On the Paradigm Shift in Contemporary Chinese Philanthropic Ethics.
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AND there will be a members-only discussion with the author following this interview!

Email [email protected] with the subject line “Patreons Only Chat” by Sun, Feb 1 to save your spot! 2/2

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January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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"What is We?"

What does the concept "we" mean?
Is it a collective or a method?
How does our understanding of "we" affect how we understand the world?

Join us for Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan with Tara Emelye Needham 1/2

Mon. Feb. 2 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
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Select tickets – "What Is We? : Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham – Zoom
"What Is We? : Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham – Zoom, Mon 2 Feb 2026 - The concept "we" is central to every field in the interdisciplinary humanities and social sci...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Royal Academy promoting their new exhibition with this rather wonderful Raoul Dufy: Golfe Juan, 1927
January 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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ICYMI: "Has Trump Proved Realists Right?"
Linda Kinstler talks with Alexis Papazoglou about the origins of realism, the Monroe Doctrine, applied realism and international law, legal legitimacy, and if Trump's strategy is realist or Machtpolitik.

#Philosophy #Politics
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The Philosopher & The News: Has Trump Proved Realists Right? Alexis Papazoglou with Linda Kinstler
YouTube video by The Philosopher
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January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham

Have a look at Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan's book, "What is We?" and hope to see you on Monday!!
#booksky #boundaries #politics #linguistics
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What is We? | Columbia University Press
The concept "we" is central to every field in the interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences, yet it has been overdetermined by the question of “who ... | CUP
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January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Coming up: Mon. Feb 2 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK

"What Is We?"

If "we" is a method for enacting, apprehending, contesting, and instrumentalizing boundaries, then we can confront failure, impossibility, and the hallucinatory nature of the universe.

#Philosophy
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Select tickets – "What Is We? : Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham – Zoom
"What Is We? : Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan in conversation with Tara Emelye Needham – Zoom, Mon 2 Feb 2026 - The concept "we" is central to every field in the interdisciplinary humanities and social sci...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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ICYMI from July:
"When Liberation Becomes Subjugation: The Moral Paradox of Regime Change in Iran"

Dabbagh & Hassan argue that external efforts to bring about regime change risk reanimating the imperialist dynamics that the Islamic Republic long exploited to justify its rule.
#Philosophy #Iran
When Liberation Becomes Subjugation: The Moral Paradox of Regime Change in Iran
This essay critiques the moral and strategic failure of foreign-imposed regime change in Iran, arguing that such interventions paradoxically reinforce the Islamic Republic's legitimacy rooted in anti-...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Sunday read:

"Towards an Art of Punishment"

Benjamin George Coles argues that we would benefit from thinking of punishment in more aesthetic terms, incorporating artistic means into sentencing, with education as the primary objective.

#Philosophy
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Towards an Art of Punishment
Benjamin George Coles argues that artistic means should often be incorporated into punishments – and indeed that we would benefit generally from thinking of punishment in more aesthetic terms. He firs...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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The video recording of the talk. Like, subscribe, and comment on YouTube!
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The Philosopher & The News: Has Trump Proved Realists Right? Alexis Papazoglou with Linda Kinstler
YouTube video by The Philosopher
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January 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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We sometimes change in different directions from those we love, but how can braving the unknown together endear us to our lovers?
How do we cope with love being an endeavour fraught with uncertainty?

Join us Mon. Jan. 25 for ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
#Philosophy #Love
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Select tickets – "Love In Time": Fannie Bialek in conversation with Isabelle Laurenzi – Zoom
"Love In Time": Fannie Bialek in conversation with Isabelle Laurenzi – Zoom, Mon 26 Jan 2026 - What does it mean to love as ever-changing beings in an ever-changing world? We live in time, and so we ...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Please join us! I’m so excited to talk with one of my favorite thinkers about my new book.
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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The Long Emancipation by Rinaldo Walcott
Walcott urges the reader to confront the past through the urgencies of the present by questioning if we can even envision a world in which Black lives are fully emancipated, and what freedom means set against brutal histories.
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry by Jonathan Wolff
Important and controversial areas of public policy are subjected to philosophical scrutiny as Wolff introduces and assesses core problems in public policy from a philosophical standpoint in dedicated chapters.
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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The team at The Philosopher picked our favourite books that we read in 2025! We'd love to hear your favourites of the year as well!

See the full write-up at our substack or scroll down for an in-brief version. 1/12 🧵

#Philosophy #Booksky
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Editors' Picks: Reads of 2025
Special edition newsletter today!
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January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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How have ideas of relational equality developed in the past 100 years? ⚖️

Don't miss this forthcoming #London #Lecture by TRIP President @jowolff.bsky.social, Social Equality: Then and Now.

🎟️ Get tickets here: buff.ly/WQ4gFXS

#politicalphilosophy #socialequality #philosophy
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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ICYMI: " #Indigenous Redirections in #Political Thought"

Yann Allard-Tremblay and Leila Ben Abdallah on politics of #reconciliation in settler colonial states, disruptive conservatism, political rightness, and a shared future.

#Philosophy
Like, subscribe & comment!
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Indigenous Redirections in Political Thought: Yann Allard-Tremblay and Leila Ben Abdallah
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January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Sunday read:

"The Philosophy of Fascism"

Jason Stanley argues that fascism abstracts from local history and reappears unders diverse conditions, organized around exclusionary nationalism, status grievance, and authoritarian leadership.

#Philosophy
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The Philosophy of Fascism
Fascism is often dismissed as a political phenomenon confined to twentieth-century Europe, but this assumption obscures its enduring ideological structure. Like democracy, fascism abstracts from local...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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TODAY! Mon. Jan. 12 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
"#Indigenous Redirections in Political Thought"

Yann Allard-Tremblay with Leila Ben Abdallah to
discuss irreconcilable political options and argue that reconciliation must be transformative for both sides.

#Philosophy
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Select tickets – "Indigenous Redirections in Political Thought": Yann Allard-Tremblay in conversation with Leila Ben Abdallah – Zoom
"Indigenous Redirections in Political Thought": Yann Allard-Tremblay in conversation with Leila Ben Abdallah – Zoom, Mon 12 Jan 2026 - North American Indigenous and dominant Euro-modern political trad...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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ICYMI: "Why Plato Matters Now"
@profangiehobbs.bsky.social with Jon Hawkings and @peterwest23.bsky.social

Why Plato's approach to writing is important; his model for respectful debate; the ethics of flourishing and justice, and his tripartite psyche and social classes

#Philosophy
Why Plato Matters Now: Angie Hobbs in conversation with Jon Hawkins and Peter West
YouTube video by The Philosopher
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January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Very proud of this paper. I gave a talk at a conference on African perspectives on the human right to health in Geneva in 2020.
Zahara Nampewo and Jennifer Heaven Mike gave two excellent replies so we decided to write it up as a joint paper. Now has 100+ citations

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January 14, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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On it's way!! Our print edition of The Philosopher: "Crossing the Floods." Subscribe to receive print editions free or purchase single print, digital, or pdf versions. If you follow the cover instructions, reply with a photo of your creation!
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December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Sunday read: "Livability"

Simona Capisani argues for a justice-based framework of climate mobilities grounded in a right to livable locality, centering embodied human relationships to place with a capability approach.

#Philosophy #ClimateChange #housing
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Livability
As climate change shrinks and shifts the human climate niche, millions face heightened risks of displacement, immobility, and loss of well-being. This essay argues for a justice-based framework of cli...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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In 2025 we published two issues of The Philosopher and a 2nd edition of a book, presented 46 online events with 6000 live attendees and 80k Youtube views, offered 4 master classes, and so much more. Consider buying a print or digital issue or a membership! www.thephilosopher1923.org
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The Philosopher is the longest running public philosophy journal in the UK, published since 1923, featuring engaging, challenging contributions from leading international philosophers and emerging voi...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM