Author: "Peter Benson"

From Conceptual Art to Social Art

Peter Benson watches this ‘art movement’ with raised eyebrows.
[Issue 143: April/May 2021: Art & Philosophy]

Francis Fukuyama & the Perils of Identity

Peter Benson critiques a liberal but nationalistic brand of identity politics.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020: Articles]

The Concept of the Other from Kant to Lacan

Peter Benson looks at how continental minds see how we see other minds.
[Issue 127: August/September 2018: Continental Thoughts]

Xenos: Jacques Derrida on Hospitality

Peter Benson tackles xenophobia with the help of Jacques Derrida and Plato.
[Issue 123: December 2017 / January 2018: Prejudice & Perception]

The Further History of Sexuality: From Michel Foucault to Miley Cyrus

Peter Benson philosophically explores changing attitudes towards sexuality.
[Issue 121: August/September 2017: Articles]

States of Shock by Bernard Stiegler

Peter Benson recovers from States of Shock.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016: Books]

Peter Benson tells us how critiques of both Marx and capitalist society have evolved in France, with special reference to Jean Baudrillard and Bernard Stiegler.
[Issue 107: April/May 2015: Modern French Philosophy]

Derrida On Language

Peter Benson tells us what language is and isn’t according to Jacques Derrida.
[Issue 100: January/February 2014: Philosophy and Language]

The Ontology of Photography: From Analogue To Digital

Peter Benson on why digital photos aren’t reliable records of anything.
[Issue 95: March/April 2013: Appearance and Reality]

Marshall McLuhan on the Mobile Phone

Peter Benson sees a prophet’s message come to fulfilment through net and cell.
[Issue 87: November/December 2011: Articles]

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