The Habermas Machine
Have you heard of the "Habermas Machine"? It's a Google AI tool that reaches compromise between contending arguments. But what's the point if it doesn't actually make people agree, asks Prof James Alexander.
Tag: Roger Scruton
What’s Wrong With Fox Hunting?
Fox hunting is back in the news as Labour plans a crackdown. Roger Scruton famously defended the sport, but law professor Raymond Wacks says it's a rare moment where the great philosopher's passion overruled his reason.
The Self-Hating Age: How Oikophobia is Dissolving the West
Self-hatred is dissolving Western civilisation, says A. Gibson. This 'oikophobia', as Roger Scruton termed it, manifests as a concerted offensive against our historical, theological, literary, legal and social inheritance.
Eastern Europe is Showing Britain Up on Free Speech
It is now in Prague where freedom of speech is tolerated, and it is in Britain where it is under assault, says Štěpán Hobza. Sackings and character assassinations have proliferated in the 'cradle of liberalism'.
