At first glance this title may seem obscure, because, on a purely scientific basis, of course we’re responsible for our actions. On the metaphysical side of things, however, different assessments may lead to different answers. Theories about absolute freedom are the main factors which may cause variation between answers. Determinism […]

One of the memorable refrains from the film Forrest Gump is “for no particular reason”. Tom Hanks’ character seems to have little understanding of consequence or causation. Gump runs America coast to coast for no particular reason, Mark David Chapman kills John Lennon for no particular reason. Forrest’s take on […]

Ancient Greece Around 2000 years ago the Ancient Greeks, with their infinite wisdom, considered philosophy a science. We don’t do the same today, however, so why would the Greeks have done so when their science was so developed, creating the first models of things like vending machines, fire hoses and […]

Apparently today’s recent grads will be 54 years old by the time we can afford to buy our first house, according to a report from the Housebuilders Federation. Welcome to Generation Rent, you’d better get used to it. Sky high house prices, a housebuilding slump, an ageing population and poor […]

August 17th 2012. Today was a sad day for anyone who doesn’t believe in the Loch Ness monster. George Edwards, a local Loch Ness tour guide, has taken what he believes to be “the best picture ever taken” of the fabled creature supposedly lurking in the dark murky depths of […]

Reality is one big let down, but when I close my eyes I have a life. That world makes me happy and happiness, at the end of the day, is all I’ve ever wanted… Read on for a preview of The Imaginist by Elizabeth Glanville! Louise Worthington – a young woman […]

Welcome to the cash-for-gold town. “Are you really moving to Madrid? Cool, enjoy yourself…how I envy you!”. No matter how hot the last autumn of strikes and protestations was, no matter how many bloody clashes between protesters and police there were on the last November 14 general strike: people living […]

Marvel has come a long way over the last few decades, arguably none more so than The Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is a tough character to translate into a film, seeing as he is little more than a rampaging monster. Sure, there is a Jekyll and Hyde element to the […]