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Wittgenstein and Judaism by Ranjit Chatterjee

Ralph Blumenau finds Ranjit Chatterjee sympathetic to Wittgenstein’s Jewish side.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

The Pornography of Meat by Carol Adams

Lisa Kemmerer agrees with Carol Adams about some of the subliminal assumptions advertisers use to sell their wares.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

After Theory by Terry Eagleton

Abdelkader Aoudjit discusses Terry Eagleton’s take on what comes after postmodernism.
[Issue 55: May/June 2006]

Choosing Children by Jonathan Glover

John Lanigan considers problems Jonathan Glover has with Choosing Children.
[Issue 55: May/June 2006]

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]

Motherland: a Philosophical History of Russia by Lesley Chamblerlain

Marcus Wheeler is provoked by Lesley Chamberlain’s history of Russian philosophy.
[Issue 54: February/March 2006]

On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt

Petter Naessan examines Harry Frankfurt’s famous little book On Bullshit.
[Issue 53: November/December 2005]

Introduction to German Philosophy by Andrew Bowie

Peter Rickman peruses a thought-provoking book on German philosophy by Andrew Bowie.
[Issue 53: November/December 2005]

Existentialism edited by Robert C. Solomon

John Shand enjoys a collection of essays about existentialism.
[Issue 53: November/December 2005]

The Schopenhauer Cure by Irvin Yalom

Andrew Barley enters group therapy with Irvin Yalom.
[Issue 52: August/September 2005]