The Joy of Curmudgeonry

To the ever-growing list of those labelled “fascist” — a list that runs the range from followers of Mussolini to postmen who whistle —, ther...

F.W. Nietzsche — the greatest modern source of inspiration for pseudo-philosophical loquacity and loony doctrines, most notably those inspir...

It is partly a question of political philosophy and partly of good conduct whether one ought to permit oneself a feeling of superiority at t...

How much of antirealist philosophy is a rebellion against authority? For reality may be thought of as being that which sits in judgement of ...

Laban Tall has a suggestion: Perhaps we should replace [The Last Night of the Proms] with a ‘festival of guilt and atonement’ where weeping...

“The world today is divided into smokers and non-smokers. It is true that the smokers cause some nuisance to the non-smokers, but the nuisan...

Is it not a downright cheek for those philosophers who tell us that we cannot represent things as they actually are to complain when others ...

Rare is the intellectual who is not consoled for those errors of his by which his name is widely celebrated.

“According to the dictates of logic I have committed fallacy after fallacy”, [1] admits Andrea Nye, in which case she feels compelled to po...

“All the world’s problems are due to ignorance”, say the fawney-wise commentators; but has it ever crossed their minds — at least as a flee...

“That one can convince one’s opponents with printed reasons, I have not believed since the year 1764. It is not for that purpose that I have...

Jean Baudrillard is set to appear at the Frieze Art Fair in London on the 14th October of this year [1] . Perhaps the organisers should prom...

“Locking more men, women and children up for longer cannot be considered a serious, measured response to protecting and reassuring the publi...

A great test of character is whether one can — for the sake of truth or beauty or virtue — forbear originality.

“The root causes of youth crime and antisocial behaviour need to be tackled first, before we focus on the symptoms and attribute blame,” [1]...

Nothing is as important as it seems at first — or: complacency wins in the end.