philosophy
On reading Dostoevsky
July 3, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer I have read a significant amount of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s work and found myself both exhausted and enlightened. His book Notes from Underground (1864) is hailed as the first existentialist novel, exploring the depths of an ill man’s psyche as he loses his sense of purpose. Crime and Punishment (1866) tackled intertwining themes between social inequality and crime, while The Brothers Karamazov (1880) told the sprawling tale of one of the most dysfunctional families in literature. Dostoevsky, who was born in Moscow, Russia in 1821 lived till the age of 59. He was involved in an…
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When the state kills, who is the enemy?
June 10, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify national victories. Our films wrap bloodshed in orchestral scores. Our news headlines echo political speeches…
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Short-term business goals lead to long-term damage
March 11, 2025By: Riley Williams, SFU Student Capitalist economies have long since operated with short-term thinking, contributing to numerous negative social and environmental impacts. Short-termism and long-termism are two ends of a philosophical spectrum used to describe differing perspectives on which we…
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Meet the musician who’s doing a PhD for fun
October 18, 2016When How to Dress Well, the stage name for Tom Krell, arrives in Vancouver for a show at the Biltmore Cabaret, he’ll find loads of friends and family, and a city that’s ready to party for the last show of…
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Philosophy doesn’t suck
May 19, 2015Like many a real-life love affair, I never meant to fall for philosophy. We got off to a rocky start. Wasn’t this the discipline for pretentious neckbeards who would rather stare blankly at a ceiling than write a research essay?…
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