Philosophy
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 morality of altruism
People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them
Jordan Peterson and the condescension of Times columnists
20,000 people paying to watch a philosophy lecture is cause for celebration not scorn
Scrutonising Roger
How can we secure the legacy of Roger Scruton?
The children of Terezín
The human will triumph over the technological in culture
Ancient wisdom, modern foolishness
We learn more about the decline of philosophy in our time than about its rise in antiquity
Searching for sense amid chaos
What makes Traditionalism controversial and alien is also what makes it important