The Opiate of the Masses? Not So Fast.
In "Why We Need Religion," Stephen T. Asma argues that religion answers to a deep emotional need and therefore plays an irreplaceable role in societies....
The Other Secret Twist: On the Political Philosophy of The Good Place
Robin James on Kant's laundry, neoliberal hell, and the surprisingly radical political philosophy of The Good Place....
Christianity and Resistance: An Interview with Alan Jacobs
A discussion of what it means to be a Christian in the age of Trump....
Straw Gods: A Cautious Response to Jordan B. Peterson
Why this controversial psychologist should not be ignored....
Party of One: Democracy, Political Parties, and Simone Weil
A side-by-side reading of a French philosopher and a pair of American political scientists....
Nothing to Fear, but …
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum....
In the Grip of Dread
Dread has many expressions but only one end....
No More EasyJet: On Bruno Latour’s “Où atterrir?”
In a new text by Bruno Latour, the French theorist discusses the politics of ecological denial and the global-local divide on both sides of the Atlantic....
Not Unpacking but Seeking
A collection of essays on gender, the body, resistance, and the Occupy Movement....
Remembering Simone Weil: The Price and the Purpose of Philosophy
Robert Zaretsky considers the legacy of Simone Weil 75 years after her death....
Taking Philosophy Forward
In “Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto,” Bryan W. Van Norden calls on philosophers to expand their intellectual horizons....
Assembling a New Left
Terence Renaud explores the historical context of “Assembly,” a book on new left theory by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt....
