Reviews

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Brian J. Collins critiques Yuval Noah Harari’s ethical and political incoherence.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture by Yoram Hazony

Brad Rappaport meditates on a humanist reading of the Hebrew Bible.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche

Rose Thompson relates a redeeming myth by Friedrich Nietzsche.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

Wittgenstein: Stoppard’s Muse

Fergus Edwards finds Wittgenstein everywhere in Tom Stoppard’s plays, from Jumpers to Leopoldstadt.
[Issue 154 :: February/March 2023]

Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering by Scott Samuelson

Doug Phillips arms us against the slings and arrows, as he tries to find a point to pointless suffering.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

The Monarchy of Fear by Martha Nussbaum

Chad Trainer explores the politics of fear with Martha Nussbaum.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

Babylon 5

Stuart Hannabuss has five questions for Mr Morden.
[Issue 153 :: December 2022 / January 2023]

The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber

We descend from the divine to the human as Peter Stone reasons about the purpose and uniqueness of human reason.
[Issue 152 :: October/November 2022]

The Ahuman Manifesto by Patricia MacCormack

Stephen Alexander is against a work against humanity.
[Issue 152 :: October/November 2022]

Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre

Kate Taylor recalls a ‘humanist’ classic by Jean-Paul Sartre.
[Issue 152 :: October/November 2022]

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