Passing the time
Peter Cave is irritated by Gallic philosophy
Ideas
Good without God
Jim Herrick reconciles the mystic and the rational
Exiled from Redemption: Laurie Taylor interviews Marina Warner
Marina Warner weaves a new set of myths for Laurie Taylor
Good God!
Julian Baggini on how modern French philosophy found God
Practical philosophy
Jonathan Derbyshire enjoys a fresh look at Bertrand Russell
The other side of the street: Laurie Taylor interviews Stan Cohen
Sociologist Stan Cohen, who died on 7 January 2013, spent his life analysing and opposing injustice and inhumanity. In this extended interview from 2004, he talks to his friend and…
Baby talk
Jonathan Rée on the scientist in all of us
Rationalism for all?
Julian Baggini on a new book of rationalism
Bad News for Free Will
The Libet Experiments showed we have no control over our actions. Or did they? Alfred Mele still managed to write a critique of them
Ziggy Stardust
Orlando Radice learns about love from the grand old man of sociology