Philosophy
The dictionary of the demagogues
In the dictionary of the demagogues there is only a single word: obey
Welcome to Covidworld
Ian James Kidd and Matthew Ratcliffe assess our new altered reality, where accepted norms do not apply
Harrumphing and hot air
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s polemic against coronavirus lockdowns is “a stale little bonbon”
C.S. Lewis, “Transposition”, and the philosophy of mind
C. S. Lewis has been revered as a writer but overlooked as a philosopher
Big Brother versus liberty
Firmin DeBrabander’s philosophical musings are the checklist of a left-wing, “progressive” academic
Making sense of evil
Forced to flee her native Germany, Hannah Arendt is finally celebrated there in a major exhibition
Intellectual Red Bull
László Földényi’s essays are a collection that will leave you feeling sharp and more cultured, says Tibor Fischer
What did Roger Scruton and Christopher Hitchens have in common?
Douglas Murray on the personal debt he owes to the two men he considers his literary mentors
Defenders of a shared culture
Oliver Letwin compares and contrasts two conservative philosophers, the late Roger Scruton and Michael Oakeshott
Insight of a prolix pluralist
Christopher Bray reviews The Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin by Johnny Lyons