Deductive and inductive arguments
In everyday speech, we say, ‘You make a valid argument’, ‘You have a valid point’, ‘That’s a sound point’, ‘That’s a good argument’, ‘That’s a strong argument’ and so on. This is rather loose-speak.
E-sports in South Korea
Would you like to spend eight to sixteen hours a day playing on the computer?
President Trump’s Project Vault
On 2nd February 2026 the US President Donald Trump announced that America will establish a US$12bn rare earths stockpile called Project Vault.
A new world order?
The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, gave a speech to the World Economic Forum at Davos on 20th January 2026.
The Economist’s Democracy Index
The Democracy Index is published by the Economist Intelligence Unit which is part of The Economist Group, who produce the weekly newspaper The Economist.
What is POFMA?
In an era of increasingly sophisticated ‘fake news’, POFMA is a response of Singapore to help protect its public against online harm by countering falsehoods posted online.
What is existential life coaching?
Existential life coaching is an approach which examines the client’s views towards the meaning of life. It helps in evaluating whether the client is deriving [sufficient] satisfaction as he or she journeys through life and offers philosophical resources to help improve satisfaction.
What is affirming the consequent?
Affirming the consequent is a logical fallacy whereby the arguer incorrectly concludes the cause (antecedent) because of the effect (consequent).
What is knowledge?
The branch of Philosophy concerning the nature of knowledge is Epistemology. Philosophers commonly identify three types of knowledge: