Archive - Philosophy Carpark

A Little Less Conversation

I recently came across an interesting essay in the New Atlantis by Kit Wilson entitled Reading Ourselves to Death. It notes how the sheer quantity of…

Sep 5, 2022 •

May 2022

Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You

One imagines that the Enlightenment was a real headache for many philosophers.

May 10, 2022 •

Factual, But Not Truthful

Here at the Philosophy Carpark, I have been busy writing about conspiracy theories for the Fortean Times — which is definitely an unlocked achievement…

May 3, 2022 •

April 2022

As with many of us, the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) had his most profound philosophical realisations drinking apricot cocktails in a…

Apr 26, 2022 •

Nasty, Brutish and Short

It might be difficult to believe, but philosophers love to play pranks on people.

Apr 19, 2022 •

A Planet Wholly Inhabited by Spiders

Welcome to the Philosophy Carpark, where you can leave a ding in the bodywork of truth and drive off without leaving a note, because frankly they were…

Apr 12, 2022 •

Everything is Made of Water

Welcome to the Philosophy Carpark, the sort of space where you can loiter uninterrupted with the engine running for a few minutes and no-one will notice…

Apr 5, 2022 •

February 2022

Hopefully in April ...

Feb 22, 2022

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