Pleasure principles
In the second of our series on thinkers who are significant for humanism, Peter Cave marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Stuart Mill
Ideas
Best of enemies
Capitalism and central planning need each other, argues Steven Lukes
Remarkable things
How should sociology respond to a globalised world? Les Back recommends a return to the link between individual stories and the bigger picture
Game theory
Peter Cave tries some thought experiments
United states?
Kalypso Nicolaïdis puts her faith in the idea of Europe
Very big ideas
Julian Baggini weighs up a hefty tome
Defender of faiths: Laurie Taylor interviews Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker, the world's leading expert on religious cults, tells Laurie Taylor how it takes an agnostic to truly understand why people choose to believe
Slippery slope
Richard Norman assesses the arguments for the final choice
Is God a hedgehog?
Martin Rowson has some terrible thoughts
Classic Intellectual
AC Grayling admires Umberto Eco's new opus