Philosophy
Sacred hunger
Atheists are blind to a fundamental human need
Socrates on Maria Miller
Our former culture secretary, Maria Miller, is still apparently baffled at the fuss created by her fighting to the last…
Blue-sky thinking
‘Life is bristling with thorns,’ Voltaire observed in 1769, ‘and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden.’…
The mask of truth
Siri Hustvedt’s new novel isn’t exactly an easy read — but the casual bookshop browser should be reassured that it’s…
Serious fun
Media moguls aren’t philosophers. So it’s time for philosophers to become media moguls
The great pamphlet war
What is the origin of left and right in politics? The traditional answer is that these ideas derive from the…
My companion for life
There are books we read for pleasure and there are books we are paid to review. However enjoyable the books…
The stoic approach
A friend of mine who works for the NHS has been told recently by a superior that his ‘attention to…
