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Will Fraker

Associate Editor, Aeon

Will Fraker is an associate editor at Aeon. He studied a mixture of philosophy, biology, and social & critical theory at Wesleyan University. When he’s not thinking about these things, he’s probably playing music or climbing rocks. If you have any questions about re-publishing or syndicating Aeon’s content, he is your guy.

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Black-and-white photo of a woman wearing a top hat and suit, adjusting a bow tie with a cigarette in her mouth.

ideaGender and identity

Gender is dead, long live gender: just what is ‘performativity’?

Will Fraker

Edited by Will Fraker

Painting of a figure with a red face, two raised hands and a halo set against a geometric patterned background in red, black and white.

ideaPhilosophy of religion

Is religion a universal in human culture or an academic invention?

Brett Colasacco

Three people in a yellow raft on a river surrounded by dense forest, with a mountain peak in the background.

ideaAnthropology

Ancient ruins keep being ‘discovered’: were they ever lost?

Christopher Begley

A painting of a bearded man wearing a gold crown and holding a sword. The background is dark, highlighting the intricate details.

ideaHistory

The strange story of inventing the ‘bastard’ in medieval Europe

Sara McDougall

Traditional stilt houses made of bamboo and thatch in a rural village, with people and dense forested hills in the background.

ideaAnthropology

How arrogance can make even an obnoxious person popular

Joel Robbins