Acceleration Anxiety
Dr James Alexander, a politics professor, has diagnosed the main cause of our current malaise: acceleration anxiety. No longer relating to eternal things, we are anxious only to reach the future as fast as possible.
Tag: Philosophy
A Nation of Non-Compliers
Jeffrey A. Tucker reflects on the persistence of pandemic-related measures, such as social distancing signs and floor stickers, long after the Covid emergency has faded.
Gunnar Kaiser (1976–2023): In Memory of the Conscience of a Nation
Dr Thomas Crew marks the passing of a giant of the German resistance against Covid tyranny: Gunnar Kaiser, who has died from cancer at the age of 47.
The British People Have Had Enough of Their Endless ‘Obligations’ to Impoverish Themselves
The British people have had enough of their seemingly endless 'obligations' to impoverish themselves for the sake of others, and belatedly politicians are waking up to this, says J Sorel.
Both the Young and the Old Have Been Disorientated by Covid Restrictions
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic by philosopher Dr. Sinéad Murphy arguing that Covid restrictions have had a profoundly disorientating effect on both the young and the old.
Anatomy of a Cancellation
We're publishing an essay today by longtime Daily Sceptic contributor Dr. Sinéad Murphy about how a lecture she was due to give on gender at Newcastle Uni got cancelled due to concerns about students' 'mental health'.
The Measure of Man
In a new essay for Lockdown Sceptics, philosopher lecturer Sinéad Murphy explains how the work of the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer can throw on the Government's handling of the pandemic over the last 12 months.
