Ian James Kidd

Ian James Kidd is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Nottingham. He previously worked at the universities of Durham and Leeds, teaching philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and Indian philosophy. His current research interests include misanthropy, the ideal of moral quietism, and themes in south and east Asian philosophy. His website is www.ianjameskidd.weebly.com.

November 10, 2026

Business

Anthropic targets $1.4 trillion valuation in planned $64 billion Nasdaq IPO

Anthropic has filed to offer 825 million shares at between $70 and $78 each in an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise up to $64.35 billion and value the five-year-old artificial

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China’s trade surplus surpasses $1 trillion as exports surge despite global trade tensions

China’s trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion in the first 10 months of the year, reaching the milestone faster than ever before as strong exports of technology products, particularly artificial intelligence-related goods, continued to drive the country’s external trade despite growing

November 10, 2026

Spain moves towards historic trial of two intelligence agents accused of leaking 288 classified files to US

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Two Spanish intelligence officers accused of extracting nearly 300 classified files from the country’s National Intelligence Centre (CNI) and allegedly making them available to

Pope Leo XIV draws 2.5 million worshippers to Argentina for largest Mass of his pontificate

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated the largest Mass of his pontificate on Monday, drawing an estimated 2.5 million people to Buenos Aires, according to local

Buddha’s Exact Teachings and the Paradox of Social Activism

May 13, 2024

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

This marks the final installment of a series of articles by Ian James Kidd on Buddhism and social activism. We extend our gratitude to both the author and the editor of Daily

Should Buddhists Be Social Activists?

May 11, 2024

Social

In the first part of this series, I challenged the idea that the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and the overcoming of suffering provide support for social activism. ‘Changing the world’, challenging patriarchy,

Social Consciousness in Buddhism

May 6, 2024

Education

This is the inaugural instalment of a thought-provoking series originally featured in Daily Philosophy. With permissions from both the editor of Daily Philosophy and the author behind this compelling series, we are