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philosophy

Book Review: “Time of the Magicians” — The Search for the Language of God

In his book, Wolfram Eilenberger has provided an absorbing view of a period in Western intellectual history that was committed to the new.

By: Thomas Filbin Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Ernst Cassirer, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, philosophy, Time of the Magicians, walter benjamin

Book Review: “A History of Philosophy” — An Excellent Tour for the Curious

A.C. Grayling’s history is an excellent tour for the curious and a refresher for everyone who had Philosophy 101 and wants to remember why it was so moving at the time.

By: Thomas Filbin Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: A History of Philosophy, A.C. Grayling, philosophy

Book Review: “Anger and Forgiveness” — Curb Your Choler

Although Anger and Forgiveness is a work of systematic philosophy it is also provocatively personal.

By: David Mehegan Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice, Martha C. Nussbaum, Oxford University Press, philosophy

Book Review: “Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life” — Intimations of a Seminal Thinker’s Aura

The authors have used their research well. Beyond applying an abundance of detail to trace his intellectual growth as well as the trajectory of his emotions, Eiland and Jennings have managed to intimate—though perhaps not to capture—something more elusive: a sense of Benjamin’s aura.

By: Vincent Czyz Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: critic, German Jewish intellectual, Howard Eiland, Michael W. Jennings, philosophy, walter benjamin, Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life

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