Philosophy & Religion

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

As Good as a Feast: On Avram Alpert’s “The Good-Enough Life”
Emily Ogden finds Avram Alpert’s “The Good-Enough Life” to be more than sufficient.
Emily OgdenAug 14, 2022
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Public Catastrophes, Private Retreats
Anthony Curtis Adler connects with Jack Miles and Mark C. Taylor’s “A Friendship in Twilight: Lockdown Conversations on Death and Life.”
Anthony Curtis AdlerAug 9, 2022
Anthropocene Gothic
Steven Shaviro reviews "Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth," a new academic collection of weird ecocriticism edited by Justin D. Edwards, Rune Graulund, and Johan Höglund.
Steven ShaviroAug 6, 2022
Taking Note of Violence
Philip Luke Johnson explores the late Lee Ann Fujii’s revolutionary — and uncomfortable — theories of public violence.
Philip Luke JohnsonJul 23, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Fact, Fiction, Avis Tertia
Josefina Massot reviews the very strange anthology “In Search of the Third Bird.”
Josefina MassotJul 17, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Fools and Philosophers: On Michael Schur’s “How to Be Perfect”
Steven A. Miller tries to untangle an impossible knot of humor and philosophic thought in reviewing Michael Schur’s funny and lucid book of ethics.
Steven A. MillerJun 26, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
As If It Were True: An Interview with Richard Kearney
Matthew Clemente peels open a conversation with Kearney like the skin of a clementine.
Matthew ClementeJun 21, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Philosophical Bohemians: On Peter Neumann’s “Jena 1800”
Richard Eldridge reviews Peter Neumann’s short and shallow history of Jena’s society of “free spirits.”
Richard EldridgeJun 12, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Buddhism as Self-Help: On Jay L. Garfield’s “Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self”
Kieran Setiya finds provocative questions in “Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self” by Jay L. Garfield.
Kieran SetiyaJun 7, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
French Cigarettes and a Lot of Coffee: On Skye C. Cleary’s “How to Be Authentic”
Graham weighs the existence, and not the essence, of Cleary’s latest book on how to be authentic by Beauvoir’s measure.
Rebecca Brenner GrahamJun 5, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
Beyond Talking Bunnies: On Victor Menza’s “The Rabbit Between Us”
Katja M. Guenther reviews Victor Menza’s posthumous book on the rabbit as racially charged American symbol.
Katja M. GuentherMay 15, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion
A Method for Virtue
Professor Hieronymi reviews “The Good Life Method,” methodologically.
Pamela HieronymiMay 9, 2022
- Philosophy & Religion