Tag: philosophy
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Finding truth in the shadows of social media
Time spent on a screen is becoming the norm, with people commonly spending several hours on social media per day. Whilst social media is fantastic in many ways, its drawbacks include increased exposure to bullying among young people and even adults. What can we do about this? You can find my thoughts on using social…
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Hard work! What is it?
Warning – irony and a brush of humour may be present in this piece, as it is in many a piece of literature, ancient and modern 🙂 Whilst hard work is certainly not a literary genre, we can certainly still look to literature and to history for examples of what it entails. Perhaps in today’s…
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What is parody and how can I appreciate it?
Parody is another style of writing invented by the Ancient Greeks. It is similar to satire, in the sense that it often involves irony. Ancient authors began parodying their predecessors by producing writing that was very similar in nature to their famous counterparts – such as Homer, the alleged inventor of the epic genre –…
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Mandatory voting: a moral obligation
Did you know that only 5 First World nations have compulsory voting systems? Australia is one of these 5. Do have a read of this article, which I wrote recently for The Spectator Australia on the topic of mandatory voting and what it means in the context of being an Australian citizen. Published 30th April…
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