Philosophy

Contrary to expectations, it seems that we have succeeded in developing forms of society in which doing the hokey-cokey is what it's all about. Roy Harris pays tribute to an inspirational text

Journal editor calls for more respect and cash for interdisciplinary arts research. Zoe Corbyn reports

No, not the claim of many a self-help guru, but increasingly the mantra of modern academics. Matthew Reisz finds out why they are dipping their toes in the genre, despite its lack of scholarly kudos

Yongnian Zheng on the role of China's ancient ethical system in an age of growth and reform

Tom Turner on the cultivated intellect

A good primer on US law fails to look beyond the parochial in this global age, says Terence Kealey

John Lippitt on a Lacanian analysis of comedy that trips up on a few Real and Symbolic banana skins

Chris McManus on our spitting image

Despite prevailing orthodoxies, creative writing is stealthily reviving liberal humanism, says Jonathan Taylor

Lecturer develops a 'more enriching' way of dealing with student plagiarism. Rebecca Attwood explains

Brian Black finds insightful commentary on Zen's opposing voices, but no road map to a middle way

Rational thinking is the tool of the intellectual's trade. And yet, argues Roy Harris, academics and universities have abandoned reason in pursuit of a more commercial credo

Geoffrey Scarre on an insightful, reasoned look at the human capacity to offer and accept apologies

New AHRC deputy is keen to avoid past errors and to engage scholars in planning ahead, says Zoe Corbyn

A review of euthanasia and end-of-life issues may help to spur legislative change, says Julie Stone

A thinker who had no truck with biography is well served by this moving portrait, says Chris Thornhill

Roy Harris is bemused by a dense, ill-tempered screed on the English language as oppressor

Ursula Tidd lauds a timely restating of Simone de Beauvoir's bold fusion of intellect and emotion

Policy 'breakdown' sees a quarter of academics head to America, study says. John Gill reports

Rónán McDonald lauds a fine British essayist