Tag: "history of ideas"

Anthony Gottlieb

Grant Bartley interviews the historian of Western philosophy and former Economist editor.
[Issue 118: February/March 2017: Interview]

The Life & Death of Common Sense

An obituary by Toni Vogel Carey
[Issue 110: October/November 2015: Articles]

Greek Economics: The Ancient Edition

In his new column Peter Adamson wonders what the ancient Greeks had to say about economics.
[Issue 110: October/November 2015: Echoes]

What Good Is Nature?

David Dobereiner reviews the history of the nature of Nature.
[Issue 106: February/March 2015: Articles]

The Key Ideas of Western Philosophy

John Greenbank searches history for answers to persistent questions.
[Issue 105: November/December 2014: Articles]

Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814)

Matt Qvortrup on the cosmopolitan idealist who became the misunderstood father of German nationalism.
[Issue 104: September/October 2014: Brief Lives]

A Short History of Western Thought by Stephen Trombley

David McKay fastens his seatbelt for A Short History of Western Thought.
[Issue 102: May/June 2014: Books]

Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623)

Gerald Curzon reviews the life and opinions of the original New Atheist.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Brief Lives]

A Philosophy to Live By: Engaging Iris Murdoch by Maria Antonaccio

Tony Milligan engages with Iris Murdoch’s ethics.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Books]

Beyond the Laws of Nature

Russell Berg gives us a brief philosophical tour of the history of scientific theorising.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012: Articles]