In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 28, 2009
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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.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
April 18, 2009
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses the human brain, meditation and how people are like robots.
March 23, 2009
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 26, 2009
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You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well?
By Laura Miller
February 16, 2009
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I've tried to do the pragmatic things, but I can't connect, I don't belong.
By Cary Tennis
January 15, 2009
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French provocateur Bernard-Henri Lévy on how the left is being destroyed by tolerance -- and why Europeans love Obama.
By Beth Arnold
October 20, 2008
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Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" pulls off what most writers would never dare attempt -- it is simultaneously a philosophical argument and a ripping good yarn.
By Andrew Leonard
September 11, 2008
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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.
By Laura Miller
August 25, 2008
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The integral philosopher explains the difference between religion, New Age fads and the ultimate reality that traditional science can't touch.
By Steve Paulson
April 28, 2008
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Did Emerson and the American transcendentalists transform society or merely sow the seeds of American individualism?
By Laura Miller
December 19, 2007
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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.
By Laura Miller
June 14, 2007
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What can I do to realize my fantasies? Do I have any free will at all?
By Cary Tennis
April 19, 2007
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We want kids but we're not sure we're ready yet -- should we go for it, or abort?
By Cary Tennis
March 14, 2007
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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.
By Laura Miller
January 18, 2007
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I feel better when I read about other people's problems. Why is that?
By Cary Tennis
January 2, 2007
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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.
By Laura Miller
May 17, 2006
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 31, 2005
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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.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 31, 2005
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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.
By Hillary Frey
June 22, 2005
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Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors.
By Andrew Leonard
September 22, 2004
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Philosophers tackle the mind-bending questions posed by the science-fiction hit "The Matrix," and come up with some surprisingly deep thoughts.
By Laura Miller
December 4, 2002
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Two authors explain philosophy's mysteries to the layman, but which book is better?
By Laura Miller
March 23, 2001
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His new translator tells you what you need to know about the philosopher -- and why you need to know it.
By Ralph Brave
November 13, 2000
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It whirls you around, turns you upside down and stands everything you took for granted on its head.
By Pico Iyer
March 18, 2000
Those ignorant atheists
Don't have a cow!
Big Think: What is consciousness?
"American Idol," post-Heidegger edition
Let death change your life
I'm wandering the halls of life on a visitor's pass
"Everything matters to everybody"
Philosophy! Theology! Global catastrophe! Adventure!
The heretic
You are the river: An interview with Ken Wilber
America's first Me Generation
What is the meaning of life?
"The End of Mr. Y"
Everybody loves Spinoza
Weird science
The whole truth
A wrinkle in time
The summit of Mount Stephenson
"The Matrix and Philosophy" by William Irwin, ed.
The Meaning of Life 101
Being Martin Heidegger
War Room
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald