History of ideas
History of ideas
idea
Worried you’re not normal? Don’t be – there’s no such thing
by Sarah Chaney
Stories and literature
idea
In Viking sagas, the ‘truth’ is a tangle of history and fiction
by Anatoly Liberman
History of ideas
guide
How to read philosophy
The first thing to remember is that the great philosophers were only human. Then you can start disagreeing with them
by Charlie Huenemann
History of ideas
film
An audiovisual odyssey into the heavens of astronomy and myth
26 mins
Poetry
idea
The long poem is just right for our confounding, fractured age
by Tess Somervell
Spirituality and religion
idea
The Devil you don’t know: the Satan of the 19th century
by Erik Butler
Thinkers and theories
guide
How to deconstruct the world
Don’t believe everything you hear, read and watch. To puncture received ideas about culture, start thinking like Jacques Derrida
by Peter Salmon
