The Philanthropist’s Paradox
Many people interested in effective charity worry about whether it’s better to give now or invest and give later. I’ve realised there is an additional […]
June 2017
March 2017
What Philosophy Should, But Won’t, Learn From Silicon Valley
We publish philosophy like hardware even though we write it like software.
Word count: 1,203
(update, 19/03/2017: I notice this has now been picked up on reddit in […]
May 2016
If you had a billion pounds and an urge to maximise world happiness, what should you do?
What should a billionaire do to maximise human happiness?
Reading time: 11-14 minutes
[Note to reader. This is a draft 5,000-word essay that […]
January 2016
Can We Make The World Happier? If So, How?
[Note to reader: this is a 2,000 word philosophy essay, rather than a easy-read blog post. It’s a work in progress, and comments very welcome]
Reading time: […]
October 2015
How can we pursue happiness if we don’t know what it is?
Everyone wants to be happy, don’t they? Aristotle thought it was the goal of life. The Declaration of Independence states we have an alienable right to […]