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21 avril 2019

Why we need to teach political philosophy in schools

The ConversationWhat is the spectre haunting Europe today? It’s simple. The thing that truly dogs us, that really drags at our heels, is ignorance. Ignorance of the fundamental ideas at the heart of politics. Ignorance of the key terms of political argument: liberty, equality, power, justice, and so on. Ignorance of the subject matter of political philosophy. More...
21 avril 2019

Five things I wish I knew when I left school

The ConversationI could fill a book with the things I wish I’d known when I left school – how to iron, how to put up a shelf, how invaluable learning languages is. More...
21 avril 2019

Is technology making us dumber or smarter? Yes

The ConversationThe smartphone in your hand enables you to record a video, edit it and send it around the world. With your phone, you can navigate in cities, buy a car, track your vital signs and accomplish thousands of other tasks. More...
21 avril 2019

Bhupen Khakhar’s London show is compelling – but opportunities for artists in India are limited

The ConversationToday the first international retrospective of Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar’s work opens at Tate Modern. More...
21 avril 2019

Will the internships program help young people get jobs?

The ConversationThere are many different reasons why a young person might not end up securing a job. Even having a university degree doesn’t mean you will necessarily find work straight away. In fact, research shows that it now takes a young person, on average, 4.7 years to find full-time employment after graduating. More...
21 avril 2019

Happy families? Male acceptance of equality in the home could define the future

The ConversationAs we approach the UN International Day of Families, only the foolhardy would try and predict the future of family groups. Previous attempts have, in fact, failed. William J Goode, writing in the early 1960s during the “golden age of marriage”, saw convergence towards the Western-style conjugal family as an inevitable consequence of industrialisation. More...
21 avril 2019

Cuban schools’ focus on ‘good values’ holds global lessons

The ConversationCuba’s education system is incredibly successful. But not much attention has been paid to the philosophical structure underpinning this system: the idea that education can be more effective, meaningful and successful if it’s informed, accompanied and guided by an appropriate values or belief system. More...
21 avril 2019

University clearing: a view for and against

The ConversationLast year 41,530 students went into clearing – the process universities use to fill spaces they have left on courses with those who didn’t make it into their first choice – meaning roughly 10% of all students found their way to university this way. But does the system actually work. More...
21 avril 2019

Fighting fire with fire is unlikely to stem Kenya student unrest

The ConversationOngoing student unrest in Kenya has seen at least 100 schools set alight. Many have been closed, with 6,000 students thought to have been sent home early in the process. The shocking acts of destruction of school and student property have led the country to seek answers for the causes of this delinquent behaviour. More...
21 avril 2019

African philosophy of education: a powerful arrow in universities’ bow

The ConversationTo understand what an African philosophy of education is and why it’s so important, consider the role that universities should play in any society. More...
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