Kieran Setiya is professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Reasons without Rationalism (Princeton University Press, 2007), Knowing Right from Wrong (Oxford University Press, 2012), and Midlife: A Philosophical Guide (Princeton University Press, 2017). His new book, Life is Hard, comes out in October 2022.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Buddhism as Self-Help: On Jay L. Garfield’s “Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self”
Kieran Setiya finds provocative questions in “Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self” by Jay L. Garfield....
The Vices of Virtuality
Reviewing three books in Columbia University Press’s provocative new “No Limits” series....
To Err Is Humean
Kieran Setiya questions "The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us About Being Human and Living Well" by Julian Baggini....
No Blueprint for Utopia
Do we need a single, coherent, overarching truth in order to live our lives?...
Our Predicament Is No Joke: On Terry Eagleton’s “Humour”
Kieran Setiya takes a serious look at “Humour” by Terry Eagleton....
On Infinite Baseball: An Interview with Alva Noë
Kieran Setiya interviews philosopher Alva Noë about his book, Infinite Baseball: Notes from a Philosopher on the Ballpark....
“Innumerable Intentions and Charms”: On Gary Browning’s “Why Iris Murdoch Matters”
Kieran Setiya considers “Why Iris Murdoch Matters” by Gary Browning....
Either Reason or a Rope: On Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule’s “Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters”
Kieran Setiya contemplates “Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters,” an engaging new book by Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule....
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