Philosophy & Religion

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Femo-Imperialism and La Mission Civilisatrice: On Françoise Vergès’s “A Feminist Theory of Violence”
Sohum Pal reviews Françoise Vergès’s “A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective,” translated by Melissa Thackway.
Sohum PalOct 9, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
Time Will Tell: On Tiziana Andina’s “A Philosophy for Future Generations”
David Carrier reviews Tiziana Andina’s “A Philosophy for Future Generations.”
David CarrierOct 9, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
The Philosophy of Shittiness: On Kieran Setiya’s “Life Is Hard”
Helena de Bres reviews Kieran Setiya’s new book, “Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way.”
Helena de BresOct 2, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
The Music of the Ordinary: On Stanley Cavell’s “Here and There”
Michael S. Roth considers Stanley Cavell's "Here and There: Sites of Philosophy."
Michael S. RothSep 30, 2022
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
Various Hellfires: On Elias Canetti’s “I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole”
Stephen Phelan reviews “I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole: An Elias Canetti Reader.”
Stephen PhelanSep 27, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Philosophy & Religion
The Center Did Not Hold: On Seung Chul Kim’s “The Center Is Everywhere”
Leo D. Lefebure takes a critical look at Seung Chul Kim’s “The Center Is Everywhere.”
Leo D. LefebureSep 25, 2022
When Addiction Fails: On Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge”
Gordon Marino reviews Carl Erik Fisher’s “The Urge.”
Gordon MarinoSep 18, 2022
Postcritique; or, The Cultural Logic of Capitalist Realism
Robert Scott reviews Robert T. Tally Jr.’s “For a Ruthless Critique of All That Exists: Literature in an Age of Capitalist Realism.”
Robert ScottSep 14, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
COVID and Kitsch: On Robert Zaretsky’s “Victories Never Last”
Dan Turello reviews Robert Zaretsky’s “Victories Never Last.”
Dan TurelloSep 11, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
- Philosophy & Religion
Making History End, Again
Andrew Koppelman is happy with “Liberalism and Its Discontents” by Francis Fukuyama.
Andrew KoppelmanSep 10, 2022
God’s Ongoing Story: On John Haught’s “God After Einstein”
Paul Allen evaluates John F. Haught’s “God After Einstein.”
Paul AllenAug 28, 2022
What Makes a Millennial?
Sarah Wasserman questions the defining boundaries and problematic categorizations carried by our culture's treatment of the label "millennial."
Sarah WassermanAug 18, 2022