Reviews: Books

In Praise of Failure by Costica Bradatan

Paul J. D’Ambrosio looks at the sorts of successes to which failure can lead.
[Issue 155: April/May 2023]

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Brian J. Collins critiques Yuval Noah Harari’s ethical and political incoherence.
[Issue 154: February/March 2023]

The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture by Yoram Hazony

Brad Rappaport meditates on a humanist reading of the Hebrew Bible.
[Issue 154: February/March 2023]

Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering by Scott Samuelson

Doug Phillips arms us against the slings and arrows, as he tries to find a point to pointless suffering.
[Issue 153: December 2022 / January 2023]

The Monarchy of Fear by Martha Nussbaum

Chad Trainer explores the politics of fear with Martha Nussbaum.
[Issue 153: December 2022 / January 2023]

The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber

We descend from the divine to the human as Peter Stone reasons about the purpose and uniqueness of human reason.
[Issue 152: October/November 2022]

The Ahuman Manifesto by Patricia MacCormack

Stephen Alexander is against a work against humanity.
[Issue 152: October/November 2022]

Metaphysical Animals by Clare Mac Cumhaill & Rachael Wiseman and The Women Are Up to Something by Benjamin Lipscomb

Katie Barron look at two books on four famous female philosophers and friends.
[Issue 151: August/September 2022]

The Life Inside by Andy West

Amna Whiston looks at a book on the liberating experience of teaching philosophy in prison.
[Issue 151: August/September 2022]

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson

Vincent Di Norcia thinks about Roman Emperors.
[Issue 150: June/July 2022]

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