Philosophy Now - April / May 2024

In this issue

Philosophy & Literature

Plato versus Literature

Daniel Toré asks, can literature save us?

10 mins

What Makes A Book Great?

Colin Stott critiques the critical thinking of Matthew Arnold and F.R. Leavis.

10+ mins

Milan Kundera's Philosophy of the Novel

Mike Sutton reflects on the existential code of the novel.

10 mins

Don Quixote & Narrative Identity

Inés Pereira Rodrigues asks, are we always or ever) who we Say we are?

7 mins

Shakespeare: Folly, Humanism & Critical Theory

Sam Gilchrist Hall! surveys folly and wisdom in Shakespeare's world and beyond.

10+ mins

How to Be an Antiracist Consequentialist

Nathaniel Goldberg and Chris Gavaler consider lbram X. Kendi’s requirements for being antiracist.

6 mins

When to Hold Your Friends' Feet to the Fire

Jordan Myers argues, against Christine Korsgaard, that we shouldn't always hold our friends morally responsible.

10 mins

The Healing of Philosophy

John Clark, MD, says our worship of the intellect has become pathological.

10+ mins

What You Need to Read Before You Read Kant

22nd April 2024 is the 300th birthday of Immanuel Kant.

8 mins

Kant the (P)Russian Philosopher?

Robert R. Clewis considers present implications of Kant’s Russian connections.

6 mins

Kant & Love

Ivan lyer has a beautiful Kantian understanding of love.

6 mins

M.M. Bakhtin (1895-1975)

Vladimir Makovtsev asks: M.M. Bakhtin, philosopher or philologist?

10+ mins

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