book reviews
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
SEP New: ∅
Revised:
- Nietzsche’s Life and Works, by Robert Wicks.
- Arthur Schopenhauer, by Robert Wicks.
- Material Constitution, by Ryan Wasserman.
- Leibniz on Causation, by Marc Bobro.
- Companions in Guilt: Arguments in Metaethics, by Christopher Cowie and Richard Rowlands (eds.) is reviewed by Luke Elson.
- Authority and the Metaphysics of Political Communities, by Gabriele De Anna is reviewed by Johan Brännmark.
- Art Scents: Exploring the Aesthetics of Smell and the Olfactory Arts, by Larry Shiner is reviewed by Benjamin D. Young.
Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media
- Making AI Intelligible: Philosophical Foundations by Harman Cappelen and Josh Dever is reviewed by Paul Dicken at Los Angeles Review of Books.
- The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan, along with other books, is reviewed by Helen Lewis at The Atlantic.
Compiled by Michael Glawson
Book Review: The Power of Narrative: Climate Skepticism and the Deconstruction of Science by Raul P. Lejano and Shondel J. Nero
In The Power of Narrative: Climate Skepticism and the Deconstruction of Science, Raul P. Lejano and Shondel J. Nero offer a narrative analysis of climate skepticism, exploring its emergence and transformations as well as its position in the ‘post-truth’ era. This book will help readers to critically understand the social and political construction of public narratives surrounding climate change as … Continued
Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality - book review
Sociology and its limits: an ambitious new study of stigma falls short on a number of counts, argues Susan Ram
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
SEP New: ∅
Revised:
- Nicole Oresme, by Stefan Kirschner.
- James Ward, by Pierfrancesco Basile.
- Rationalism vs. Empiricism, by Peter Markie and M. Folescu.
- Logical Form, by Paul Pietroski.
- Love, by Bennett Helm.
- Markets, by Lisa Herzog.
- Social Networking and Ethics, by Shannon Vallor.
- The Contents of Perception, by Susanna Siegel
IEP ∅
- Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy, by Tobias Huffman, reviewed by Jeffrey Hause.
- Cosmos in the Ancient World, by Phillip Sidney Horky, reviewed by Daryn Lehoux.
- Nietzsche’s Values, by John Richardson, reviewed by Alex Silk.
Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media
- The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan is reviewed by Bri Lee at The Monthly.
- The Case for Rage: Why Anger is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle by Myisha Cherry is reviewed at Publisher’s Weekly.
Compiled by Michael Glawson
BONUS: Happy Labor Day
Book Review: Dark Academia: How Universities Die by Peter Fleming
In Dark Academia: How Universities Die, Peter Fleming explores the destructive impact of the bureaucratic and neoliberal structures of academia, which have turned universities into toxic workplaces. The book powerfully evokes despair and despondency at the loss of the intellectual environment promised of academics, writes Chelsea Guo, yet she questions whether the traditional academic institution has ever truly been … Continued
The World Turned Upside Down - book review
The World Turned Upside Down, a speculative fiction novel, is a compelling story of global exploitation and resistance driven by a complex protagonist, finds Hannah Cross
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
New:
- Moral Phenomenology, by John Drummond and Mark Timmons.
Revised:
- Jacques Derrida, by Leonard Lawlor.
- Death, by Steven Luper.
- Impartiality, by Troy Jollimore.
- Two-Dimensional Semantics, by Laura Schroeter.
IEP ∅
- Phenomenology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy), by Walter Hopp is reviewed by David Woodruff Smith.
Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media ∅
- Home In The World by Amartya Sen is reviewed by Nikhil Krishnan at The Telegraph, and by Devangshu Datta at India Today.
- When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People, by Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro is reviewed by Julian Baggini at The Wall Street Journal.
- The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan is reviewed by Damian Maher at Australian Book Review.
Compiled by Michael Glawson
BONUS: Sharp counterexample (Morganbesseresque)
Book Review: Lessons from Plants by Beronda L. Montgomery
In Lessons from Plants, Beronda L. Montgomery offers a deep engagement with plant lives, showing how growing our plant awareness can benefit our understanding of human societies and relationships. Inviting us to reflect on the biological and plant metaphors we think with in our everyday lives, this book shows the power of scientists writing about the inspiration that … Continued
Forty Lost Years - book review
Chris Bambery welcomes an English translation of Forty Lost Years, a classic Catalan novel of revolution and civil war in Catalonia of the 1930s
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
New: ∅
Revised:
- Theoretical Terms in Science, by Holger Andreas.
- Sense Data, by Gary Hatfield.
- The Problem of Perception, by Tim Crane and Craig French.
- Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will, by Randolph Clarke, Justin Capes, and Philip Swenson.
- Elisabeth, Princess of Bohemia, by Lisa Shapiro.
- Thomas Paine, by Mark Philp.
- Love, by Bennett Helm.
IEP ∅
NDPR ∅
Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media
- Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism by Richard Rorty, reviewed by Chris Lehmann at The New Republic.
- The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle by Myisha Cherry, reviewed at Kirkus Reviews.
Compiled by Michael Glawson
