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Sacralizing Nature: On Marcelo Gleiser’s “The Dawn of a Mindful Universe”
Paolo Musso believes the work of an open-minded, bighearted scientist like Marcelo Gleiser is of paramount importance to our future.
Paolo MussoJun 21
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Amour and Armour: A Conversation with Lyndsey Stonebridge
Samantha Rose Hill interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge about her new book “We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedienc...
Samantha Rose HillJun 13
Quiet Please: On Anna Katharina Schaffner’s “Exhausted” and Byung-Chul Han’s “Vita Contemplativa”
Josh Cohen reviews Anna Katharina Schaffner’s “Exhausted: An A–Z for the Weary” and Byung-Chul Han’s “Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity.”
Josh CohenJun 13
- Nonfiction
- Philosophy & Religion
Holding Hands with the Archive: A Conversation with Julian Carter
Selby Wynn Schwartz speaks with Julian Carter about his new book “Dances of Time and Tenderness,” self-described as “not a memoir, but a collective...
Selby Wynn SchwartzJun 6
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion
Sustained, Energetic Engagement with the Object: On Becca Rothfeld’s “All Things Are Too Small”
Kenneth Dillon reviews Becca Rothfeld’s “All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess.”
Kenneth DillonMay 29
- Nonfiction
- Philosophy & Religion
Pull the Red Thread: On Alice Rohrwacher’s “La chimera”
Greta Rainbow reviews Alice Rohrwacher’s film “La chimera.”
Greta RainbowMay 16
What Scientists Can’t See: On Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson’s “The Blind Spot”
Robert P. Crease reviews Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson’s “The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience.”
Robert P. CreaseApr 20
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Critic or Translator? On Eli Friedlander’s “Walter Benjamin and the Idea of Natural History”
Sarah Moorhouse reviews Eli Friedlander’s “Walter Benjamin and the Idea of Natural History.”
Sarah MoorhouseApr 7
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion
Endless Renewal: On Adam Phillips’s “On Giving Up”
Sarah Moorhouse reviews Adam Phillips’s “On Giving Up.”
Sarah MoorhouseMar 26
The Genesis of Grace: On Marilynne Robinson's “Reading Genesis”
Brad East reviews Marilynne Robinson’s “Reading Genesis.”
Brad EastMar 12
- Philosophy & Religion
Prince Gautama’s Countless Faces: On Philip C. Almond’s “The Buddha”
David E. Cooper reviews Philip C. Almond’s “The Buddha: Life and Afterlife Between East and West.”
David E. CooperMar 8
- Philosophy & Religion
The Ethics and Erotics of Permission: On Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent”
Anna Katharina Schaffner reviews Manon Garcia’s “The Joy of Consent: A Philosophy of Good Sex.”
Anna Katharina SchaffnerFeb 22