Nigel Warburton

The prevalence of dog attacks points to an underlying moral failing: too many owners are shirking their basic responsibilities

Luck has played a part in how the world’s billionaires gathered their wealth. The issue arises when they don’t quite see it this way

If we reach the point where real friends seem retro, life will have lost all its meaning

You can be an expert in logic and still espouse the worst values

Philosopher Immanuel Kant said you should always tell the truth no matter the consequences. It’s too much to expect that from politicians

In a new book, Cal Flynn describes the competing feelings she has on approaching the edge of a live volcano. It is a reminder of the power and mystery of the sublime

The bosses of Nvidia and Google think their companies are building the future. The trouble is, if they keep saying it and we keep believing it, one day it might actually come true

It would be a cruel twist – but Silicon Valley doesn’t care about copyright and trains its AI systems using the work of writers who see no benefit. If that continues, the role of the writer may cease to exist

The Proms is a reminder that the stirring quality of organised sound defies all reason

Anthony Kenny saw the future PM’s flaws close-up at Oxford University