Books & arts
19 July 2017
Books | Martha Nussbaum wants to take the anger out of public life. It’s a highly ambitious goal, and would it necessarily be desirable?
Essays & reportage
31 May 2017
Philosopher Peter Singer puts a disturbingly simple case for altruism. Too simple, perhaps?
Essays & reportage
22 March 2017
What is the alt-right intelligentsia talking about?
Essays & reportage
22 August 2016
The Coalition and Labor both say their offshore processing policies are driven by realism, writes Peter Mares. But a practical approach must engage with moral questions as well
Books & arts
20 April 2016
Books | Transcendence, meaning, social purpose: religion has gripped a remarkable range of thinkers, says Janna Thompson
From the archive
2 February 2016
Bertrand Russell’s classic raises old questions about new problems
Books & arts
3 June 2015
Books | Usually a good thing in personal relationships, loyalty is less straightforward amid the pressures of organisational life, writes Janna Thompson
Books & arts
1 April 2014
In Culture and the Death of God Terry Eagleton explores the persistence of religious ideas in political life and culture
Books & arts
25 February 2014
In her latest book political philosopher Martha Nussbaum looks at what drives people apart and how we can bridge those divides, writes Janna Thompson
Essays & reportage
1 August 2011
“Don’t tell me you’re going to spend your life looking for the soul?” Brett Evans meets the philosopher David Chalmers