Unthinkable

Unthinkable: Evidence linking social media use to depression continues to mount but experts disagree on how best to respond

Unthinkable: War in Ukraine has exposed the shallowness of some conceptions of freedom, which crumble when faced with harsh reality

Unthinkable: The teacher claims he is being punished for his Christian beliefs, but do acts based on religious conviction merit greater moral weight?

Unthinkable: Adam Smith is associated with liberal economic thought, but at heart he was a ‘phenomenal observer of human life’

Unthinkable: Is Jenny the donkey believable? Laws of literary criticism invented by Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago can still be applied today

Unthinkable: Looking at ‘both sides’ of a story can seem outdated at a time of threats to democracy and the challenge of climate change

Unthinkable: Citizens should be encouraged ‘to be critical of the news’, says historian Peter Burke, author of Ignorance: A Global History

Unthinkable: The Constitution is relatively easy to change and that, says TCD’s Prof Aileen Kavanagh, is more a strength than a weakness

Unthinkable: People who refuse to accept praise are at higher risk of depression, according to the Irish psychologist Geoff Beattie

Unthinkable: Stand-off over ‘fairness’ is emblematic of many disputes in society today

Unthinkable: AI won’t need to defend against a kill switch – you are its defence

Unthinkable: Moral distress is a workplace problem we ignore at our peril

Unthinkable: The French philosopher believed it is possible to know everything there is to know about another person

Unthinkable: Writer Kenan Malik has produced a thought-provoking ‘retelling of the story of race’

Unthinkable: A novel theory of natural types may provide the key to Yuletide peace

Unthinkable: You wait for one book to answer ‘the meaning of life’ and then three come along at once

Unthinkable: A new book on animal dreams pushes us to rethink their moral status

Unthinkable: Each week sees new departures from the social media platform. Have you a moral obligation to join them?

Unthinkable: Chasing maximum pleasure is counterproductive for the individual and the wider world

Unthinkable: Political theorist Catriona McKinnon has a message for those feeling fatalistic about climate change

Is there a 'just exit' to the war in Ukraine and could tactical pacifism play a role?

Unthinkable: Familiarising ourselves with different arguments on whether to regulate speech can help us to find a compromise

Unthinkable: The psychoanalyst and author Stephen Grosz says that human contact is more important than ever – and that stories are a good way in

Unthinkable: Virtue becomes more central to your nature the more you practise it, according to philosophers and psychologists

Unthinkable: Philosopher Liam Kofi Bright sees pluses and minuses with the social media platform

Unthinkable: The pontiff’s new book arrives into a crowded market in which Canadian academic Peterson has become a prominent voice

Unthinkable: Delving into the nature of causes means trying to answer some weird questions

Unthinkable: BBC radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake is on a mission to create better conversations

Unthinkable: Political theorists from past centuries have some advice ahead of a planned referendum on housing

Unthinkable: Viktor Frankl, who died 25 years ago this week, continues to inspire devotion - and some criticism

Unthinkable: ‘Do not back away from questioning... it will open us to new truths,’ the French philosopher tells us

Unthinkable: Avram Alpert’s new book makes the case for a ‘good enough’ life

Unthinkable: US non-profit, non-partisan foundation Fire warns against ‘vague’ prohibitions on offensive comment

Unthinkable: Examining ‘cognitive processes within populations’ can help to explain the gap between information and action

Unthinkable: Love and justice can clash but there is a strong case for saying one is more fundamental than the other

Unthinkable: The language we use can heap pressure on young people – a more thoughtful use of words is needed

Unthinkable: Author of Ulysses asked big questions but it is not clear he wanted to answer them

Unthinkable: The logic of taking one life to save many seems to have a fatal flaw

Unthinkable: ‘Tell me what you do as a passenger, and I’ll tell you who you are’

Unthinkable: Scott Hershovitz advocates raising children who ‘eventually we can resent’