Philosophy
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Trump: Post-Modernist?
The former — and future? — president has an awkward but interesting relationship with the truth
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Academia must not dissolve scholarship into politics
Scholarly rigour must be put above ideological virtue signalling
Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
How to be anti-woke without being weird
There is a thin but vital line to tread
