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Philosophy & Literature
Shakespeare: Folly, Humanism & Critical Theory
Sam Gilchrist Hall surveys folly and wisdom in Shakespeare’s world and beyond.
Philosophy & Literature
Plato versus Literature
Daniel Toré asks, can literature save us?
What Makes A Book Great?
Colin Stott critiques the critical thinking of Matthew Arnold and F.R. Leavis.
Milan Kundera’s Philosophy of the Novel
Mike Sutton reflects on the existential code of the novel.
Don Quixote & Narrative Identity
Inês Pereira Rodrigues asks, are we always (or ever) who we say we are?
Regulars
Editorial: What’s the Story?
by Rick Lewis
News: April/May 2024
Philosophy faces closure at Univ. of Kent • Museum of Philosophy displays fake news • Test case for ‘protected beliefs’ — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
How to Be an Antiracist Consequentialist
Nathaniel Goldberg and Chris Gavaler consider Ibram X. Kendi’s requirements for being antiracist.
When to Hold Your Friends’ Feet to the Fire
Jordan Myers argues, against Christine Korsgaard, that we shouldn’t always hold our friends morally responsible.
The Healing of Philosophy
John Clark, MD, says our worship of the intellect has become pathological.
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M.M. Bakhtin (1895-1975)
Vladimir Makovtsev asks: M.M. Bakhtin, philosopher or philologist?
How Can We Achieve World Peace?
Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
What You Need to Read Before You Read Kant
22nd April 2024 is the 300th birthday of Immanuel Kant. Anja Steinbauer introduces the man and gets you ready for his three Critiques.
Columns
Philosophy Shorts: Philosophers on Baseball
by Matt Qvortrup
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Philosophical Haiku: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
by Terence Green
Intimate Diaries: Kant in the Café
Peter Mullen uncovers the personal secrets of philosophers.
The Art of Living: On Listening
Massimo Pigliucci hears from Plutarch.
Reviews
I’ve Been Thinking by Daniel Dennett
Jane O’Grady is in two minds about Daniel Dennett.
Failures of Forgivenes by Myisha Cherry
Ben Almassi learns that to forgive is complex.
Ways of Being Alive by Baptiste Morizot
Dan Ray says we must change our minds to save the world.
Witness for the Prosecution
Matt Qvortrup sees Agatha Christie meet Aristotle in Billy Wilder’s classic.
Fiction
Bookmarks & Nothingness
by Brooke Horvath
