Philosophy
Brave Old Worlds
Two recently reissued novels by Aldous Huxley confront the reader with stark metaphysical truths
From Jargon To Incantation
An update of Roger Scruton’s takedown of Leftist intellectuals is even sharper than its predecessor
Iris Murdoch, The Virtuoso Of Virtue
The letters of the great writer reveal affairs with both sexes but also an intense intellectual and spiritual life
Harry Frankfurt
The American philosopher should be lauded for his crisp counterblast to the politics of envy
Hume’s ‘Treatise’ And The Problem Of Early Success
A new biography sheds light on the afterlife of Hume’s writings
Sentimental Nihilism And Popular Culture
Commercial art forms may yet save the Western tradition from its propensity to self-destruction
Click Here For The Revolution
David Cameron’s former director of strategy has a manifesto for the modern world
Reflections On Bourke’s Burke
A careful and learned account which will be required reading for future historians of Burke
The Pagan Problem In Western Thought
“By all means, let the wicked fry in Hell—but why should they find themselves frying alongside innocent and virtuous pagans?”
Clowns To The Left Of Me
Intellelectualism is something France is famous for — but in today’s globalised world the French have come to doubt themselve
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts