Philosophy

Those ignorant atheists Those ignorant atheists

In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith.
  • Don't have a cow!

    Famous animal lover Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the author of "The Face on Your Plate," talks about why you should consider giving up the burgers -- and the fromage.
  • Big Think: What is consciousness?

    Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses the human brain, meditation and how people are like robots.
  • "American Idol," post-Heidegger edition

    From Cornel West in the back seat to Slavoj Zizek at the dump, "Examined Life" offers quick, witty, out-of-context doses of today's leading philosophers.
  • Let death change your life

    You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well?
  • I'm wandering the halls of life on a visitor's pass

    I've tried to do the pragmatic things, but I can't connect, I don't belong.
  • "Everything matters to everybody"

    French provocateur Bernard-Henri Lévy on how the left is being destroyed by tolerance -- and why Europeans love Obama.
  • Philosophy! Theology! Global catastrophe! Adventure!

    Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" pulls off what most writers would never dare attempt -- it is simultaneously a philosophical argument and a ripping good yarn.
  • The heretic

    Giordano Bruno has been called a martyr to science and an occultist, but a new book argues that the brilliant philosopher's unconventional behavior did him in.
  • You are the river: An interview with Ken Wilber

    The integral philosopher explains the difference between religion, New Age fads and the ultimate reality that traditional science can't touch.
  • America's first Me Generation

    Did Emerson and the American transcendentalists transform society or merely sow the seeds of American individualism?
  • What is the meaning of life?

    Terry Eagleton, the man who introduced millions to literary theory, tells us why George Bush is the ultimate postmodernist, how torture is wrong, and what "meaning" really means.
  • I dream of living a heroic life but I fear I'm just mediocre

    What can I do to realize my fantasies? Do I have any free will at all?
  • I got pregnant with Plan B -- now I need a Plan C!

    We want kids but we're not sure we're ready yet -- should we go for it, or abort?
  • "The End of Mr. Y"

    Scarlett Thomas' novel dabbles in Derrida and Darwin, but her story of a screwed-up grad student obsessed with a cursed book never gets bogged down.
  • Why does misery love company?

    I feel better when I read about other people's problems. Why is that?
  • Everybody loves Spinoza

    Atheist Jew, champion of modernism, and kind and sociable man, the 17th century lens grinder who was "drunk on God" continues to win hearts and minds with his breathtaking philosophical vision.
  • Weird science

    Are we descendants of clay? Is rock slime related to Grandpa? A fantastic new book tours the competing theories of how life on Earth began 4 billion years ago.
  • The whole truth

    Red and blue staters fight over religion, moral values and the culture. But philosopher Simon Blackburn sees something deeper -- a war over the very nature of truth.
  • A wrinkle in time

    I'm pushing 30, and my face is showing some new, not entirely welcome, lines. My skin care regimen may not turn back the clock, but it does make me glow.
  • The summit of Mount Stephenson

    Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors.
  • "The Matrix and Philosophy" by William Irwin, ed.

    Philosophers tackle the mind-bending questions posed by the science-fiction hit "The Matrix," and come up with some surprisingly deep thoughts.
  • The Meaning of Life 101

    Two authors explain philosophy's mysteries to the layman, but which book is better?
  • Being Martin Heidegger

    His new translator tells you what you need to know about the philosopher -- and why you need to know it.
  • Why we travel

    It whirls you around, turns you upside down and stands everything you took for granted on its head.
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