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Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Reinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.

August 28, 2024
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Reconceiving ‘Wellbeing’ in AI Governance: Prosperity without Autonomy?

by Theodore Scaltsas We are all accustomed to thinking of wellbeing in Aristotelian terms, assuming the agent’s choice (proairesis) for the preferences and actions that constitute their wellbeing. The agent chooses what is good for them and performs the relevant…

Edinburgh University Press
September 27, 2023

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Moving forward with Aristotle

by John M. Pemberton Is the world changing? When you cycle along on your bicycle, are you moving? If you ask the woman on the Clapham omnibus, then the answer will be an emphatic: ‘Yes, of course!’ However, many of…

Kevin Worrall
April 15, 2022

Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Moving forward with Aristotle

Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Haraway against Deleuze, or, Must We Like Pets?

Signaling Tensions: The Politics of Telegraphic Communication in Modern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s ambiguous anniversary

Q&A with the author of Categories: A Study of a Concept in Western Philosophy and Political Thought