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Posthumanism for Regular Humans Trapped in an Inhuman World: On “The Human Reimagined”
Aaron Winslow is stimulated by “The Human Reimagined: Posthumanism in Russia,” an “essential volume” edited by Colleen McQuillen and Julia Vaingurt.
Philosophy & Religion
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry
The Limits of Political Morality
"Kennedy and King" reduces morality to obvious indignity, emotion to family life, and everything else to politics. In the end, everything is politics.
A (Not So) Secular Saint
A new biography details the religious life of a liberal icon.
Vanity of Vanities
John Kaag contemplates John T. Lysaker's "Philosophy, Writing, and the Character of Thought."
Socialism and Freedom: Karl Polanyi’s Early Writings
Steven Klein reviews a new collection of Karl Polanyi's early writings.
Sexual Consent and the Social Contract
Steven Miller discusses the relationship between sexual and political consent.
Learning from Weirdos
Gayle Rogers reviews Jonathan P. Eburne's history of unorthodox ideas.
“Innumerable Intentions and Charms”: On Gary Browning’s “Why Iris Murdoch Matters”
Kieran Setiya considers “Why Iris Murdoch Matters” by Gary Browning.
Resurrecting the Soul in a Secular Age
Mark Edmundson has written a “book about ideals — and about their potential disappearance from the world.” Can he save them?
The Gifts of Humility
Costica Bradatan contemplates the blind cruelty of power and the gifts of humility.
The Sufferings of Nietzsche
Morten Høi Jensen contemplates the fruitful sufferings of Nietzsche, as chronicled in recent books by Sue Prideaux and John Kaag.
The Death of Humanitarianism
Brad Evans speaks with Mark Duffield, author of “Post-Humanitarianism.” A conversation in the “Histories of Violence” series.
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