The emperor of self-control
The Inner Citadel
The Inner Citadel
Bertrand Russel and the Origins of Analytical Philosophy
Beyond Art
Francis Bacon
Freedom, Modernity and Islam
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
Faust's Metropolis - Berlin and its Culture
Moral Status
Language, Thought and Logic
Beyond Evolution
Philosophical Concepts in Physics
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the first book of a philosopher present at the Russian revolution: "No thinker in the 19th century has...
John Davies selects radio and television programmes of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Do today's English undergraduates need introducing to Coleridge or Joyce? If...
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* Emotions are not primarily about feelings. Basically they are unconscious survival mechanisms - the conscious recognition of them is just a lately evolved sophistication designed to make life...