Author: "Peter Benson"

Root, Tomato, Tallith: Three Objects

Peter Benson tells a tale of Sartre, Barthes and Derrida.
[Issue 77: February/March 2010: Continental Tales]

Wilde and Morality

Peter Benson deconstructs the moral intrigues of Dorian Gray.
[Issue 65: January/February 2008: Articles]

The Future of Hegel by Catherine Malabou

Peter Benson bravely reads a difficult book (by Catherine Malabou) about a difficult philosopher (G.W.F. Hegel).
[Issue 54: February/March 2006: Books]

On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry

Peter Benson applauds a beautiful book on beauty by Elaine Scarry.
[Issue 44: January/February 2004: Books]

Hegel and the Trinity

Peter Benson explains why Hegel was obsessed with the number three.
[Issue 42: July/August 2003: Articles]

The Dialectics of Faith & Enlightenment

Hegel has been enormously influential, but is notoriously difficult to read. In this new section, Peter Benson guides us through a series of typical Hegelian moves from the ‘Phenomenology of Spirit.’.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002: Articles]

A Womb of Words

Do babies drink in language with their mothers’ milk? Peter Benson surveys the startling semiotics of Julia Kristeva.
[Issue 34: December 2001 / January 2002: Articles]

Cross-Dressing with Jacques and Judy

Peter Benson ponders the construction and deconstruction of our traditional notions about gender.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Articles]

Foucault and the Political by Jon Simons

Peter Benson considers the politics of Michel Foucault.
[Issue 21: Summer/Autumn 1998: Books]

Art: Reaching for the Sublime

Peter Benson replies to Colin Radford’s ‘Art: The Demotion Derby’.
[Issue 18: Summer 1997: Articles]