Phillip Kong As millions across the world suffer from the vicious disease of COVID-19, a quieter crisis arises in society, particularly in the lives of teenagers. We cling on dearly to the remnants of our […]
Category: Philosophy
Metaphysical Thinking and the Nature of Truth
Ewan Maynes Recently I came upon a most interesting idea. The question was on the nature of the state of truth and as a human our ability to understand what we perceive in the information […]
An Unlikely Philosopher: Taylor Swift’s Progression From Essentialism to Existentialism
Phillip Kong She is the American Music Awards’ Artist of the Decade. She has won 10 Grammys (so far). She is also arguably the most recognizable modern teenage idol. However, many “Swifties” don’t know Taylor […]
Michel Foucault’s Panopticon
Hon-Ming Gianotti The philosopher Michel Foucault defined the modern prison as the “Panopticon”, a prison built in a circular fashion. Whereas in classic prisons, prisoners would have time to clean up their act upon hearing […]
Katy Perry: An Unlikely Philosopher
Logan Ye TBAW is back! We are very excited to be welcoming a host of new staff, and also to be teaming up with College Film and Blazer this year. To kick off this year, Logan Ye (with his […]
The Treachery of Images – René Magritte
Ali Haydaroglu René Magritte likes to mess with people. None of his paintings make much sense at first sight, but this one – ‘The Treachery of Images’ – must be one of the most frustrating […]
Ten Minutes of Thought – René Descartes
Ali Haydaroglu This week sees the publication of the inaugural edition of Ten Minutes of Thought with Ali Haydaroglu. This week, Ali discusses French Philosopher René Descartes. Since HL Philosophy’s favourite ‘2 Minute Philosophy’ videos are too […]
