Reviews: Books

Hegel: A Biography by Terry Pinkard

Ralph Blumenau immerses himself in a monumental biography of Hegel by Terry Pinkard.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Closure: A Story of Everything by Hilary Lawson

Sam Nico provides closure on a new book by Hilary Lawson.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Defending Animal Rights by Tom Regan

Lisa Kemmerer cheers on Tom Regan as he defends the idea of animals having rights.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

Dreaming Souls by Owen Flanagan

Ilya Farber discovers a dream of a book by the quirky and perceptive Owen Flanagan.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

Simone Weil by Francine du Plessix Gray

When the brilliant, tragic Simone Weil died in 1943, she was only 34, but her ideas still inspire. Martin Andic ponders a new biography by Francine du Plessix Gray.
[Issue 35: March/April 2002]

The Ethics of Star Trek by Barad & Robertson

Ken Marsalek is confronted by a bunch of Socratic starship captains in The Ethics of Star Trek.
[Issue 34: December 2001 / January 2002]

Wagner and Philosophy by Bryan Magee

Ralph Blumenau devours Bryan Magee’s new book about Wagner the philosophical composer.
[Issue 34: December 2001 / January 2002]

Quintessence: Realising the Archaic Future: A Radical Elemental Feminist Manifesto by Mary Daly

Terri Murray samples Mary Daly’s highly individual style and concludes that it enhances her ‘desperate’ message.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

Nature Loves to Hide by Shimon Malin

Sam Nico commends Shimon Malin’s illuminating look at the philosophy in quantum physics.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

Logic and its Limits by Patrick Shaw

Edward Ingram enjoys a surprisingly lively introduction to logic by Patrick Shaw.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001]

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