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To the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant, the ethics of honesty were clear-cut: telling the truth, no matter the consequences, was a ‘categorical imperative’ – a moral duty. Taking chilling (and chilly) inspiration from Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining (1980), this brief animated snippet details Kant’s inflexible perspective on truth-telling, and its contrast with utilitarianism, which emphasises good outcomes over actions that are always right or wrong.
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Architecture
Why a sculptor pivoted from gallery installations to big-box stores design
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Mathematics
How a verbal paradox shattered the notion of total certainty in mathematics
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Values and beliefs
How a God-fearing Jewish woman found atheism – and bacon – in her later years
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War and peace
Before he leaves to go to war, Artem, 18, says goodbye to the man who raised him
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Metaphysics
To see the Universe more clearly, think in terms of processes, not objects
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Family life
A son of China’s former one-child policy remembers the sibling he never had
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Social psychology
A harrowing account of a 1970 ‘leadership seminar’ spotlights self-help’s dark side
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Beauty and aesthetics
For Ruskin, words couldn’t capture nature’s palette. So here it is in black and white
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Beauty and aesthetics
Does the artist’s intention matter, or is it indeed all in the eye of the beholder?
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