Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is not an Antisemitic Play

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Abstract William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice is not antisemitic, for though it contains anti-Jewish expressions and ...
Monday, 31 March 2025

Democracy's flaws: There are no Good Guys: Democracy 0 – Biocracy 4

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Abstract That is, there are no 'Good Guys' as any class, faction, faith, ideology, nation etc. Introduction It may be...
Sunday, 16 March 2025

Doctor Who and the Ideal Immigrant

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Abstract The remarkable themes of Doctor Who Special: Joy to the World, briefly unpacked. Introduction I have previously writ...
Monday, 11 November 2024

Life as a value-generating phenomena

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Abstract Life creates value as living processes unfold. Introduction This is not an argument that Life has any intrinsic or s...
Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Why Does Poor Things the Movie Hide the British Bombardment of Alexandria from its Audience?

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Abstract The City of Alexandria in or shortly after late 1882 is a setting for a key scene in the novel Poor Things (by Alasdair James...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Democracy's flaws: Battle of Wills: Democracy 0 – Biocracy 3

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Abstract One of democracy's fatal flaws is its reducibility to a battle of wills. Introduction Following our reflections ...
Thursday, 2 May 2024

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as a cautionary tale

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Abstract Almost everyone we encounter in the play bears some responsibility for the ensuing multi-death tragedy. Introduction ...