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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves By Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/08/how_to_decide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/08/how_to_decide/index.html?source=rss I believe things happen for a reason, and don't want to force things, but don't want to be paralyzed either By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/04/18/masson_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/04/18/masson_interview/index.html?source=rss 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. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/23/bt_dennett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/03/23/bt_dennett/index.html?source=rss Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses the human brain, meditation and how people are like robots. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/26/examined_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/26/examined_life/index.html?source=rss 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 Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well? By Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss I've tried to do the pragmatic things, but I can't connect, I don't belong. By Beth Arnold Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/20/bhl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/20/bhl/index.html?source=rss French provocateur Bernard-Henri Lévy on how the left is being destroyed by tolerance -- and why Europeans love Obama. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/11/Stephenson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/11/Stephenson/index.html?source=rss 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 Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/25/bruno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/25/bruno/index.html?source=rss 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 Steve Paulson Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/28/ken_wilber/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/28/ken_wilber/index.html?source=rss The integral philosopher explains the difference between religion, New Age fads and the ultimate reality that traditional science can't touch. By Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/12/19/transcendentalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/12/19/transcendentalism/index.html?source=rss Did Emerson and the American transcendentalists transform society or merely sow the seeds of American individualism? By Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/06/14/eagleton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/06/14/eagleton/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/19/heroic_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/19/heroic_life/index.html?source=rss What can I do to realize my fantasies? Do I have any free will at all? By Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/14/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/14/abortion/index.html?source=rss We want kids but we're not sure we're ready yet -- should we go for it, or abort? By Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/01/18/thomas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/01/18/thomas/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/02/misery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/02/misery/index.html?source=rss I feel better when I read about other people's problems. Why is that? By Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/17/goldstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/17/goldstein/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/10/31/hazen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/10/31/hazen/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/31/blackburn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/31/blackburn/index.html?source=rss 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 Hillary Frey Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/22/object_lust6/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/22/object_lust6/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/22/system/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/22/system/index.html?source=rss Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors. By Laura Miller Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/12/04/matrix/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/12/04/matrix/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/03/23/philosophy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/03/23/philosophy/index.html?source=rss Two authors explain philosophy's mysteries to the layman, but which book is better?