Philosophy

Should the University of Massachusetts Lowell be opening its doors to the controversial US presidential hopeful? John Kaag consulted his students

Philosophers Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum speak up for the benefits of writing collaboratively

Book of the week: A shared sense of precarity is at the heart of recent disparate mass protests, says Mary Evans

Priyamvada Gopal ponders the emancipatory potential of the ‘poor relation’ of faith and charity

Tim Blackman is keen to build on successes achieved in his predecessor’s two decades in charge

Interpretation of what we are feeling should never be reduced to mere physiology, says Jane O’Grady

Self-proclaimed ‘failed intellectual’ Eric Jarosinski offers print version of @NeinQuarterly

UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground

Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler

Jacqueline Broad discovers admiration for a misunderstood and misrepresented philosopher

Danielle Sands on a collection of previously unpublished material that fails to capture the ‘flair and flight’ of the French philosopher at his best

An Italian dean has created an A to Z of interdisciplinarity

Martin Cohen on a study offering a fresh perspective on the philosopher’s work

There’s productive provocation in this epically ambitious study, but Chris Millard wishes its rigour matched its scope

Martin Cohen on how the failings of liberal democracies have affected every aspect of our lives

A corpse is the starting point for a lively dissection of experiences big and small, says Jeremy Holmes

The divine is absent in a study focused on our drive to build a better world, finds Keith Tester

A study of private property reminds us to reflect on the things we don’t control, finds Jane O’Grady

This study of an era of violent abuses of power ignores half of humanity, finds Jacqueline Broad

Reaction to TES list – as chosen by teachers – is mixed

Separating the past from philosophy is the key to understanding the period, learns Caroline Warman

Jane O’Grady on a collection that stresses the importance of creativity, beauty and self-fulfilment

Amy Whitworth on a rich examination of philosophers’ ultimate sacrifice

The idea that there is too much going on in our lives is itself full of complexities, says Mary Evans

Ayesha Ahmad on a thoughtful contribution to a controversial debate

Catarina Dutilh Novaes on an investigation of the merits and limits of rational debate

To ensure freedom and public trust, institutions must prioritise veracity, says Andrew Hadfield

Biancamaria Fontana finds out how the telling of fibs went from being a sin to a social skill

The authors’ case for a cosmology in crisis is infinitely plausible, finds Jon Turney

Leading philosophers took up the challenge of Stephen Hawking’s claim that “philosophy is dead”

Lynne Segal on one woman’s efforts to revitalise a political force

Jane O’Grady on a survey of Sartre’s works and politics, and the contradictions they contained

John Shand on a message that is undermined exaggeration

Are we primarily biological entities, or embodied consciousnesses? Christopher Belshaw on a fine book examining the arguments

David Salter is moved by reflections on changing attitudes to mortality across cultures and time

Racial structure is cemented by theories on the fixed nature of the ‘other’, finds Yolanda T. Moses

Jane O’Grady on a debate between two philosophers, who offer elegant ‘solutions’

Martin Cohen on a brief but powerful look at the history of avarice in society and what can be done to temper its more extreme elements

Vladimir Tismaneanu lauds a posthumous and provocative work that reflects on the past but also on the current European predicament

K. E. Gover assesses the case for the continuing relevance of Platonic thinking to modern life

Tom Palaima considers a compact history of the ideas about our inner voice

Roberta Locatelli on an audacious venture to elucidate representations of thoughts and desires

Robyn Arianrhod on the complex and contradictory life of the greatest physicist of all time

Jane O’Grady on what it means to be mature in an infantilising culture

Jane O’Grady on a celebration of the importance of philosophy in the science of our everyday lives

Murray Smith learns much from an examination of the existential questions in a classic cinematic adaptation

A compelling effort to inspire ethical concern for endangered species is marred only by jargon-laden interludes, finds Wenfei Tong

Sophia Vasalou on a wide-ranging history of ethical ideas located in their historical background

Rachel Bowlby expects some numerical discussion but finds only hefty claims

John Shand on a philosopher’s idea of freedom as non-domination

Jane O’Grady savours a collection of writings by a distinguished essayist that are still relevant today

James Stevens Curl on the Egyptians’ concept of dual religion - an official, outer face and an inner, secretive aspect

Sigrid Sterckx on a Derrida-inspired analysis of calculation, incalculability and ending life

Laurence Coupe admires scholarly insights of a kind the REF could never hope to measure

Howard Segal on an analysis of six small-scale projects and their participants’ experiences

Robert Eaglestone bridles at provocative, yet tired, ‘quips’ from the Elvis of philosophers

Shahidha Bari delights in a lucid and graceful philosophical probing of self-consciousness

The latest work from a leading literary critic expounds a wealth of ideas, says Robert Eaglestone

The simple life may be a carefully contrived one, says Biancamaria Fontana

Beset by turmoil, an inimitable critic wrote as if from the future. Joanna Hodge on a material force