Bride of Deconstruction 31. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Frankenstein and the feminists. For the critic Barbara Johnson, Mary Shelley was born to be a widow. &#147She looked good in black&#148…ShareTweetFrankenstein and the feminists. For the critic Barbara Johnson, Mary Shelley was born to be a widow. “She looked good in black”… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Keats Reconsidered 31. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Keats is regarded as the ur-aesthete – fragile, distant, unable to cope. Not so. He was immersed in radical politics and had a passion for science…ShareTweetKeats is regarded as the ur-aesthete – fragile, distant, unable to cope. Not so. He was immersed in radical politics and had a passion for science… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
The Brow We Need 31. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Highbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow. The distinctions have largely disappeared, along with nuanced, considered judgments. The brow we need is the furrowed one…ShareTweetHighbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow. The distinctions have largely disappeared, along with nuanced, considered judgments. The brow we need is the furrowed one… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Emotive Language in Argumentation 31. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.07.40 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Douglas Walton, a prolific and influential writer on logical fallacies and related subjects, has co-written this bookShareTweet2014.07.40 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Douglas Walton, a prolific and influential writer on logical fallacies and related subjects, has co-written this book [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
What is Islamic Philosophy? 31. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.07.39 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Roy Jackson, What is Islamic Philosophy?, Routledge, 2014, 190pp., $32.95 (pbk), ISBN 9780415632034. Reviewed by PeterShareTweet2014.07.39 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Roy Jackson, What is Islamic Philosophy?, Routledge, 2014, 190pp., $32.95 (pbk), ISBN 9780415632034. Reviewed by Peter [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Wittgenstein's Aesthetics 30. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) [Revised entry by Garry Hagberg on July 30, 2014. Changes to: Bibliography] Given the extreme importance that Wittgenstein attached to the aesthetic dimension of life, it is in one senseShareTweet[Revised entry by Garry Hagberg on July 30, 2014. Changes to: Bibliography] Given the extreme importance that Wittgenstein attached to the aesthetic dimension of life, it is in one sense [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Ethics, Children & Immigration 30. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/175704968 While children, accompanied or not, have been immigrating to the United States from Central America for quite some time, this matter has attractedShareTweethttp://www.gettyimages.com/detail/175704968 While children, accompanied or not, have been immigrating to the United States from Central America for quite some time, this matter has attracted [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Edward Hirsch’s Face 30. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) The gravity of Edward Hirsch’s expression suggests that something terrible has happened. Now the poet has turned grief into a masterpiece…ShareTweetThe gravity of Edward Hirsch’s expression suggests that something terrible has happened. Now the poet has turned grief into a masterpiece… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Stories Make Us Human 30. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Opposable thumbs, upright posture, big brains, sophisticated language: What most effectively sets humans apart from other species? Our addiction to stories…ShareTweetOpposable thumbs, upright posture, big brains, sophisticated language: What most effectively sets humans apart from other species? Our addiction to stories… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
The Enduring Relevance of Burke 30. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Hume, Locke, and Mill have been relegated to academe. Why does Burke alone, among Britain’s great political thinkers, engage practicing politicians?…ShareTweetHume, Locke, and Mill have been relegated to academe. Why does Burke alone, among Britain’s great political thinkers, engage practicing politicians?… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear