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Some masculine norms are a straightjacket, depriving men of the connections they need. It takes bravery to leave them behind ...

The original optimist, Leibniz, was mocked and misunderstood. Centuries later, his worldview can help us navigate modern life ...

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Grief’s ‘double vision’ beholds both the bereaved and dead. Recognising this duality helps explain our ability to move on ...

is a researcher in philosophy and psychoanalytic theory at University College London, and a writer on politics and social theory. He writes the Substack Antagonisms of the Everyday.

Diane reanimates the letters her father sent from prison 15 years ago to understand the chasm that now lies between them ...

is a senior postdoctoral fellow associated with Ghent University in Belgium. His work has been published in Psychological Science and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and elsewhere. He ...