Philosophy & Religion

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

What Is Inequality?
Robert L. Tsai discusses the history and philosophy of inequality.
Robert L. TsaiAug 22, 2019
The Humanities in the Age of Loneliness
"Save the planet, read a book." Robert Newman on how to prevent the Eremocene.
Robert D. NewmanAug 19, 2019
Habermas in German, European, North Atlantic, and Global Perspective
Matthew Specter on what Habermas's thought can offer Europe and the West today.
Matthew SpecterAug 11, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
Habermas’s Concept of the Public Sphere and the New Feminist Agenda
María Pía Lara explores how Habermas's concept of the public sphere can inform today's and tomorrow's feminism.
María Pía LaraAug 11, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
Futures of Habermas’s Work
Matthias Fritsch wonders which parts of Habermas's corpus will resonate with future generations.
Matthias FritschAug 11, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
Habermas and the Light of Reason: On Late Critical Theory
Martin Jay on the ways Habermas’s attempt to restore the light of reason after its eclipse involved salient departures from traditional notions of reason.
Martin JayAug 11, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
The Public Sphere in Dark Times
Habermas believed, Noëlle McAfee writes, that a robust public sphere has the power to sift through the distortions and lies ...
Noëlle McAfeeAug 11, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
Habermas: Up from Heidegger
Martin Woessner on utopia, wandering in the desert, and meeting Habermas.....
Martin WoessnerAug 11, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
Histories of Violence: Life in Zones of Abandonment: A Time to Break the Spectacle of Ignorance and Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Henry A. Giroux, author of “The Terror of the Unforeseen.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansAug 5, 2019
Three Times
Jessica Riskin, Amit Yahav, and Christina Lupton teach us that we use time and reading to make sense of ourselves to ourselves and others.
Tita ChicoJul 23, 2019
Reading Ruskin in Cataclysmic Times
Alexandra Milsom reviews Suzanne Fagence Cooper’s “To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters.”
Alexandra L. MilsomJul 23, 2019
Find Our Mothers
Three recent texts recast the social roles of mothers and the psychology of motherhood.
Lori MarsoJul 18, 2019