Milbank is an Anglican theologian whose ideas, distinguished by a profound skepticism of secular reason, have given shape to Radical…
Orthodox paradox: An interview with John Milbank
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“A Carefully Crafted F**k You”
At Guernica, Nathan Schneider interviews Judith Butler.
Philosophers rethink Darwin
At The Chronicle of Higher Education, Michael Ruse surveys a number of contemporary philosophers—including some you might not expect, and…
Žižek’s perverse Christianity
At The Philosophers' Magazine, Carl Packman gives an overview of Slavoj Žižek's controversial "materialist theology."
Arsenic-laced communion wafer killed father of modern philosophy?
A new book by the german philosopher Theodor Ebert makes the claim that "Descartes died not through natural causes but…
Bernard-Henri Lévy cites fake philosopher
Bernard-Henri Lévy cites a fabulated philosopher in his latest book De la guerre en philosophie, reports The Irish Times.
A postsecular world society?: An interview with Jürgen Habermas
"We should not throw out the baby with the bathwater. The debate over the sociological thesis of secularization has led…
This Incredible Need to Believe
Julia Kristeva's latest work, This Incredible Need to Believe, explores the fundamental role of belief within the psyche, as it relates…
$4.4 million for free will
In line with its professed 2010 funding priority of "Finding Free Will," the John Templeton Foundation has just awarded $4.4…
Derrida and religion
On March 26-27 Harvard University will host "Derrida and Religion," an interdisciplinary conference addressing Derrida's various engagements with the religious,…