“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Socrates
- We have to make room for societies that are not colonial. American philosophy has not come to terms with this task. It is more than theoretical. The post American Ecstatics: […]
- César Cabezas is the ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow in the Philosophy of Race at Temple University. Prior to Temple, he completed his PhD in philosophy at Columbia University with a dissertation […]
- Club Advisor: Matthew Meyer The Philosophy Club of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire began, in its current iteration, in the Fall of 2015. The club has always met in the […]
- One reason that immigrants relocate to new countries is because they want their children, grandchildren, and so on, to lead better lives than they would otherwise. This somewhat banal observation […]
- Jake Camp is a writer and community college philosophy professor who lives in Colorado with his sons. He talked with Heidi Schmidt about his new work of fiction that highlights […]
- Isabel Canfield is a Ph.D. student at the University of Notre Dame. Her central interests are in ethics, moral philosophy, and action theory. Isabel is also involved in medical ethics […]
- The genre of parenting advice books that focus on children’s sleep might seem like a strange archive for a feminist philosopher. Like many of us, I only started reading them […]
- Kant’s philosophical system is one of those master discourses in the discipline of philosophy (and beyond) – a whole architecture – that everyone, including feminist philosophers, feels the need to […]
- For a class on the good life I’m teaching this semester, I’m asking students to experiment with the concepts we’re exploring. In some cases, this will involve trying on the […]
- The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsScientists and astronomers tell us that the […]
- Shame is a way of honouring the people we have wronged. But remaining ashamed too long benefits neither yourself nor those you’ve hurt, says Eleanor Gordon-SmithSome years ago I committed […]
- The shortfall in supply has put the EU and the UK at loggerheads, but ethical principles could reveal a solutionIn normal times, a row between the EU, the UK and […]
- Academics urge the government to support distribution in low-income countries. Plus letters from Prof Paul Glendinning on the moral arguments behind the vaccination strategy and Peter Bunyan on playing the […]
- The exhaustion – and perhaps the sadness – comes from saying goodbye to our old lifeI’m sure everyone after their first plague year feels totally knackered.You can just imagine them […]
- My time in Europe transformed my outlook; those who think Brexit is all about trade deals ignore what else was at stakeThe prime minister offered the country a “feast” this […]
- He laid out his rules for a free and fair society 50 years ago. In a polarised age, his bestselling book is again stirring debateIn the extraordinary aftermath of the […]
- Ironically, rightwing politicians have invented a zombie ‘postmodernism’ that cannot be killed by factsAcademics in the UK have been known, in moments of weakness, to look wistfully across the Channel […]
- We will never find satisfactory proof that things are going to turn out all right, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. The trick is to look for something elseI’ve been an […]
- 'I could make a little difference in the world but it seems like a lot of work. Is it worth trying?'The point of this sort of effort isn’t success, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. It’s to engage with something bigger than ourselvesI’ve found a perfect way to make a little […]
- Ideological rifts widen as Catholic bishops ponder endangered forests and married priests
- Islam’s followers are not so much firebrands as nomads in search of a home
- Conflicts within Slavic Orthodoxy are having some strange side effects
- Why Islamic debates over slavery matter to everyone
- Despite the abolition of outdated laws, a culture of freedom is failing to take hold
- A cherished tradition of independence can lead to abuses and poor management
- Church leaders in central and eastern Europe remain surprisingly loth to condemn their old adversaryThe extraordinary events of 1989 are half-forgotten as clerics look elsewhere
- It offers a fixed point in a transitory world
- From the Roman to the Abrahamic, the prime minister’s spiritual history is a mess
- Building bridges between an anti-racist movement and a conservative faith
- Dive into an intimate, entrancing viewing experience that takes you into the midst of dhikr, a ritual at the heart of SufismBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon
- Though far more often remembered as a poet, Coleridge’s theory of ideas was spectacular in its originality and bold reachBy Peter CheyneRead at Aeon
- Lies and distortions don’t just afflict the ignorant. The more you know, the more vulnerable you can be to infectionBy Elitsa DermendzhiyskaRead at Aeon
- Why is the joint jumping? On the cozy, claustrophobic lives of the larvae that set up home inside Mexican jumping beansBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon
- The fall of the Roman Empire wasn’t a tragedy for civilisation. It was a lucky break for humanity as a wholeBy Walter ScheidelRead at Aeon
- ‘It creates for itself its share of joy on an inhospitable ground’ – why Nietzsche found plants an inspiration for livingBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon
- From the Big Bang to a heartbeat in utero, sounds are a scaffold for thought when logic and imagery elude usBy Christina RawlsRead at Aeon
- Meet Steve, a British bouncer in LA who has overstayed his US visa yet hates what immigration is doing to the countryBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon
- I’m a dream engineer. Through touch, scent and sound, we help people rescript the dramas of their sleeping livesBy Michelle CarrRead at Aeon
- He was a literary lion and an infamous pederast: what might we learn from his life about monstrosity and humanity?By Rachel Hope ClevesRead at Aeon
- Denis Donoghue, a literary critic who opposed politicized theorizing and traditionalist pieties, is dead at 92
- A new biography of Faulkner is “among the most dexterous, dynamic, and consistently surprising studies ever written about an English-language novelist”
- Wilhelm Reich, who coined the term “sexual revolution,” is remembered as the orgasm man. Do his ideas deserve a serious look?
- The absurdity of college admissions. Deluged with applications, some colleges are presuming to analyze applicants’ souls
- Dürer prepared the way for modern art in two ways: by embracing existentialism, and by maniacally self-publicizing
- A debate: What does it mean for the future of humanity if we soon share our living space with conscious machines?
- Sam Sifton wants home cooking to be more like jazz: out with recipes, in with improvisation. Is that a good idea for all of us?
- The 20th-century American novel is stuffed with stuff: baseballs, red wheelbarrows, and other bric-a-brac. What’s the point?
- If it weren’t for the fall of Rome, Walter Scheidel suggests, we’d all still be ploughing the fields, living in poverty, and dying young
- Merve Emre: "One of the most frustrating things about so much of literary criticism today… is that there's the sense that you have to pick your methodological camp"
- by guest contributor Giuseppe Bruno-Chomin The post Italian “Secrets,” Forgery(?), and a Pearly Obsession appeared first on JHI Blog.
- Submit your cover letter and CV to the search committee by June 1, 2021. The post JHI Seeks New Co-Executive Editor for Journal appeared first on JHI Blog.
- by editor Luna Sarti The post Self-fashioning in the Curriculum Vitae: Leonardo, the Duke, and the CV appeared first on JHI Blog.
- Goings-on in intellectual history for April and May The post Intellectual History News and Events appeared first on JHI Blog.
- by guest contributor Jessica Sequeira The post Quandaries of Quinine appeared first on JHI Blog.
- This month: on "memory wars" and Eastern European politics, the role of ideology in progressive histories of the 20th century, and the performance of professionalism. The post Spring Reading Recommendations […]
