Rationality, by Steven Pinker Martin Cohen takes issue with a polemic that seems to skate over some of the deeper dimensions of logic and scientific method Martin Cohen 11月 1日
How to Think, by John Paul Minda Martin Cohen finds many insights and a dose of logic in a book about brain science that aims to help us think better Martin Cohen 6月 10日
Food Routes: Growing Bananas in Iceland and Other Tales from the Logistics of Eating, by Robyn Metcalfe Book of the week: Martin Cohen finds much of interest in a work describing how produce gets to our plates Martin Cohen 3月 28日
Massaging data to fit a theory is not the worst research sin The furore over Brian Wansink’s data handling overlooks the fact that science should above all be about explanation, argues Martin Cohen Martin Cohen 12月 6日
Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition, by Francis Fukuyama A thinker revisits democracy’s power to unite in light of populism’s rise, writes Martin Cohen Martin Cohen 11月 15日
Under the Cover of Chaos: Trump and the Battle for the American Right, by Lawrence Grossberg As president, Trump may be less an aberration than some think, but he attracts those whose only politics is to ‘send in a wrecking ball’, writes Martin Cohen Martin Cohen 2月 22日
Don’t Be Fooled: A Philosophy of Common Sense, by Jan Bransen Language is key to making sense of people, finds Martin Cohen, but beware words’ flexible meanings Martin Cohen 8月 17日
Nietzsche’s Earth: Great Events, Great Politics, by Gary Shapiro Martin Cohen on a study that strives to position a much-quoted thinker as a social geographer Martin Cohen 12月 15日
The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less is More – More or Less, by Emrys Westacott Martin Cohen on the philosophical implications of living the simple life – and owning a homemade toilet-brush holder Martin Cohen 11月 10日
Existentialism and Excess: The Life and Times of Jean-Paul Sartre, by Gary Cox Claims for genius require more than repeated assertion to make the case, says Martin Cohen Martin Cohen 10月 13日
Rootedness: The Ramifications of a Metaphor, by Christy Wampole Martin Cohen on a philosophical study that eschews the root for the rhizome Martin Cohen 8月 11日
The Philosopher: A History in Six Types, by Justin E. H. Smith A study probing the state of a discipline raises the alarm on scholars selling out, says Martin Cohen Martin Cohen 6月 30日
Freedom to Fail: Heidegger’s Anarchy, by Peter Trawny Martin Cohen on a study offering a fresh perspective on the philosopher’s work Martin Cohen 9月 24日
How Propaganda Works, by Jason Stanley Martin Cohen on how the failings of liberal democracies have affected every aspect of our lives Martin Cohen 8月 27日
How the French Think: An Affectionate Portrait of an Intellectual People, by Sudhir Hazareesingh Martin Cohen is unimpressed by an attempt to generalise about the philosophical inclinations of an entire nation Martin Cohen 7月 2日
