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About Helen Pluckrose
Helen is a humanist, secularist and universal liberal. Her academic writing focuses on late medieval & early modern religious writing by and for women.
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Battle of Ideas

The Academic Roots of Post-Truth Society

January 4, 2018 Helen Pluckrose 3

(This is an expanded version of an opening statement given by Helen Pluckrose on the 28th October 2017 at the Battle of Ideas festival hosted by The Institute of Ideas

obesity, fatshaming, feminism
Culture

The Dangerous Problem with the Concepts of Fatshaming and Fatphobia

October 7, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 3

In the past decade, we have seen a change in intersectional feminist discourses around obesity and the rise of ‘fatness’ as a marginalised identity

Opinion

Moral Values and Cultural Relativism

July 26, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 2

Proponents of cultural relativism often misunderstand the arguments of their critics, and are unaware of their own inconsistency, particularly as liberals.

Choice
Opinion

The Right to Choose and the Rightness of Choice

July 8, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 0

One of the most glaring logical fallacies in our current discourse is the conflation of the right to choose with the ethical rightness of that choice.

Culture

Hate Twitter? You Might Just Be Doing It Wrong: Keys to a Productive Conversation

July 1, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 0

Do You Hate Twitter? You Just Might Be Doing It Wrong

feminism, intersectional feminism,
Culture

The Western-Centric Nature of Intersectional Feminism.

May 27, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 2

Intersectional feminists fail Muslim women by valorising difference over shared humanity and overlooking or excusing abuse from their own communities. Many critics of intersectional feminism have accused its activists of

Opinion

The Illiberal Attack on Tim Farron

April 28, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 1

Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, recently sparked much disappointment and anger from liberals by declining to say whether he believes gay sex to be a sin.  This

left, corbyn, trump
Main Story

Hypocrisy: The Left Needs to Rebuild Trust

April 11, 2017 Helen Pluckrose 3

The current obsession with hypocrisy has special significance for the Left. Evolutionary psychology and Moral Foundations Theory shed light on this.

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Helen Pluckrose

Helen is a humanist, secularist and universal liberal. Her academic writing focuses on late medieval & early modern religious writing by and for women.

Featured Articles

  • monogamy, incels, Jordan Peterson, sexual revolution, promiscuity

    What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

    June 19, 2018 16

    Monogamy enforced by social norms is an easily observable phenomenon in many parts of the world–and its consequences are deadly.

  • For a New Left | Dan Fisher

    September 11, 2017 4

    The first article in the “For a New Left” series looks at how and why we should begin to rebuild and re-establish left wing values.

  • The Spread of Anti-Christian Hatred in Egypt | Tara Abhasakun

    July 21, 2017 2

    The spread of anti-christian hatred in Egypt goes beyond ISIS to include non-violent groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, and even former ruler Mobarak.

  • cults, mind control, jehovah's witnesses, terrorism, cult, religion

    Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? | Sarah Mills

    July 5, 2017 4

    Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today?

  • polarisation, theory of mind, echo chamber, media, empathy

    The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous

    July 3, 2017 0

    Can the Theory of Mind help us foster more empathy and drive us out of our bubbles? How can we achieve a world governed by facts in an era of polarisation?

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