Reviews

Philosophical Twist

Thomas Wartenberg tells us his hunch about a cunning plan to market DVDs. Is turning epistemology into showbiz a good thing or a bad thing?
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

Slacker

Colin Bartie digs the countercultural theme in Slacker and other films by Richard Linklater.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

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]

Seven Samurai

See a cinematic classic from a post-Hegelian perspective. Danny O’Donnell reviews Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.
[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]

King Kong

What are the dangers when a director monkeys around with a classic film? Thomas Wartenberg on the remake of King Kong.
[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]

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