Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel While most Jewish Australians hold a strong attachment to the state of Israel, opinions on the government and its policies vary greatly, an inquiry has heard. AAP · May 4
Jürgen Habermas obituary Philosopher and social theorist who advocated a new direction for German thought after the horrors of Nazi rule The Guardian - UK · Mar 15
Robert Stern obituary Other lives: Professor at Sheffield University who was one of the leading British philosophers of his generation The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
The Defiant Trump Image That Made Critics Join the Cult How a single photograph transformed Trump into a mythical leader for some critics and supporters alike. Reason · Jul 16, 2024
Did liberalism sabotage itself? Historian Samuel Moyn's account of the downfall of liberalism raises intriguing questions — but can't answer them Salon · Sep 17, 2023
English philosophers thought they had sloughed off the dead weight of history, but history suggests otherwise Nikhil Krishnan’s intriguing and charming history, A Terribly Serious Adventure: Philosophy at Oxford 1900-60, is organised around anecdotes rather than arguments. Krishnan is interested not only in “what people thought but what they were like”. The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023
In the Net review – a tangled, scattergun study of global crises Misha Levkov’s dystopian debut examines migration, climate and community action but the drama is lost amid bland philosophical arguments The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023
Sex, lies and Hegel: did the intimate lives of philosophers shape their ideas? How did the intimate lives of major philosophers shape their ideas? Did their closest relationships with families, spouses, life partners and secret lovers influence their philosophies? The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022