J. David Velleman (NYU): (1) How to Share an Intention; (2) Deciding How to Decide; and (3) Against the Right to Die. A review of Reason, Morality, and Beauty: Essays on the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant. A review of Kierkegaard: A Biography by Alastair Hannay and Soren Kierkegaard: A Biography by Joakim Garff. A review of Interpreting Philosophy: The Elements of Philosophical Hermeneutics by Nicholas Rescher. From Ovi, musings on politeness as handmaiden to philosophy (and part 2). Sharing laughs and a love of philosophy: Old friends from Harvard Dan Klein and Tom Cathcart combine philosophy and humor in Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, the surprise hit of the book world.
From Political Affairs, Respect Without Rights: An article on the privatization of morality. The Evil That Men Do: A review of The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo. From Monthly Review, an article on Arendt, Zizek and the concept "totalitarianism" and its role in current political discourse. A review of New Departures in Marxian Theory by Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff. A review of A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World by Gregory Clark. Not So Dismal After All? A review of The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters by Diane Coyle. An interview with Tyler Cowen, author of Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist. An essay on how to Live a Life Worth Living.
A review of The Death of Sigmund Freud: Fascism, Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Fundamentalism by Mark Edmundson (and more). A review of Putnam Camp: Sigmund Freud, James Jackson Putnam, and the Purpose of American Psychology by George Prochnik. Happy Days: The mechanism behind antidepressant drugs is unveiled, which could lead to better treatments for depression and anxiety disorders. A review of The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders by Peter Conrad. Research finds the behaviour of a teenager who has fallen madly in love is akin to that of a patient with a psychiatric disorder. A review of The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them by Margaret Wehrenberg and Steven M. Prinz. An interview with Elyn R. Saks, author of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.
