Peter Salmon
Articles by Peter Salmon
New life in the veins
From Soviet scientists to tech moguls, blood has been the subject of our wildest experiments
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Snake in the grass
British politics has never been so rife with defectors. Why does the feeling of being betrayed provoke such a powerful response?
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The philosophy of the death penalty
The majority of British people are in favour of the death penalty in extreme cases. But its use would fundamentally alter our society
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The moral duty to pump iron
Weightlifters were once seen as freaks - but now the fitness industry has taken over the world. How did we get here?
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The meaning of war
Can we ever tell the truth about conflict? An epic film about Hitler takes this question head on.
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The logical mystic
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s 'Tractatus' is as brilliant and baffling today as it was on its publication a century ago.
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Australia’s dance with death
Oz was founded on the idea of man doing battle with nature. With climate change, has the nation met its match?
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What is the meaning of good health?
Many of us are currently self-diagnosing, but as philosopher Georges Canguilhem argued, disease is not a fixed category.
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Rage in the corridors of power
The work of two controversial German thinkers illuminates the return of anger in politics
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Who belongs and who doesn’t?
The resurgence of nationalist politics around the world is threatening to turn into something far worse.
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The politics of forgiveness
What was discussed when Jewish poet Paul Celan met Nazi-connected philosopher Martin Heidegger?
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Have postmodernist thinkers deconstructed truth?
Bruno Latour once sparked fury by questioning the way scientific facts are produced. Now he worries we’ve gone too far.
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Derrida vs. the rationalists
Derrida’s famously difficult thought is often dismissed as “post-modern” nonsense. Is there more to it than might first appear?
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Salò: The unseen movie
Pasolini’s shocking film, Salò, was banned in the UK for 25 years. But if we can’t laugh at it, we are missing the point.
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