Tag: "culture & society"

Simon & Finn

by Melissa Felder
[Issue 136: February/March 2020: Cartoon]

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)

Brad Rappaport writes an essay on the inventor of the essay.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020: Brief Lives]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Thomas E. Wartenberg sees current concerns about truth in the news spotlighted by a classic Western.
[Issue 134: October/November 2019: Films]

Goading Gladiators

Seán Moran analyses amphitheatrical antics.
[Issue 134: October/November 2019: Street Philosopher]

Nightcrawler

Terri Murray watches the disappearance of reality into images, in the name of news.
[Issue 133: August/September 2019: Films]

Encounters With The (Post) Sublime

Siobhan Lyons asks where we can find the sublime in the modern world.
[Issue 132: June/July 2019: Articles]

Philosopher at a Film Festival

Thomas E. Wartenberg reports from the 22nd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
[Issue 132: June/July 2019: Films]

Secure in Sindh

Seán Moran gets to grips with guards.
[Issue 132: June/July 2019: Street Philosopher]

How Can Anybody Change Culture?

Kevin Brinkmann tells us, with the help of Althusser, Gramsci and Mannheim.
[Issue 131: April/May 2019: Question Marx]

Against Stupidity in the Media

Angela Phillips is the winner of Philosophy Now’s 2019 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. She gave this acceptance talk at Conway Hall in January.
[Issue 131: April/May 2019: Articles]

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