Reviews: Books

Aesthetics & the Sciences of Mind

John Greenbank asks if science can ultimately tell us anything about artistic experience.
[Issue 123: December 2017 / January 2018]

The Monk and the Philosopher by Jean-François Revel & Matthieu Ricard

Lachlan Dale explores some of the philosophical implications of Tibetan Buddhism.
[Issue 122: October/November 2017]

Ecological Ethics by Patrick Curry

Vincent Di Norcia looks at various approaches to ecological ethics.
[Issue 122: October/November 2017]

Ponderings II-VI: Black Notebooks 1931-1938 by Martin Heidegger

Mahon O’Brien asks how far the first English translation of Martin Heidegger’s notebooks show him to be a Nazi.
[Issue 121: August/September 2017]

Freedom’s Right by Axel Honneth

Peter Stone questions if it’s worthwhile trying to update Hegel’s politics without addressing his problems.
[Issue 121: August/September 2017]

I Find That Offensive by Claire Fox

Terri Murray isn’t offended by Claire Fox’s book about the politics of being offended.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

The Philosophy of Creativity edited by Elliot Paul and Scott Barry Kaufman

Les Reid has a creative response to a book on the philosophy of creativity.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

Collected Essays on Philosophers by Colin Wilson

Vaughan Rapatahana considers what Colin Wilson had to say about other philosophers.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

Ten Neglected Classics of Philosophy

Mark Dunbar reflects on what makes a book a classic.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

Where Have All The Intellectuals Gone? by Frank Furedi

Neil Richardson laments a surplus of generalities.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

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