Interviewer
Charles J. Styles
Interviews by Charles J. Styles
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Phenomenology of Spirit
by A. V. Miller & G. W. F. Hegel -
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Science of Logic
by A. V. Miller & G. W. F. Hegel -
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On Hegel's Logic
by John Burbidge -
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Hegel's Idealism: The Satisfactions of Self-Consciousness
by Robert B. Pippin -
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Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art Vol. II
by G. W. F. Hegel & transl. Tom Knox
The Best Hegel Books, recommended by Stephen Houlgate
The Best Hegel Books, recommended by Stephen Houlgate
G W F Hegel is one of the most divisive figures in western philosophy. He influenced Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Adorno and countless others. And yet, he is seen as perhaps the most obscure and inaccessible philosopher to read. Is he worth engaging with? How should we read him? Stephen Houlgate, a philosopher at Warwick University, gives us an in-depth look at Hegel.
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Summa Theologiae, Questions on God
by (ed.) Brian Davies and Brian Leftow -
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The Thought of Thomas Aquinas
by Brian Davies -
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Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia
by Gaven Kerr -
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The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil
by Brian Davies -
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Atheism and Theism
by J. J. C. Smart & John Haldane
The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God, recommended by Edward Feser
The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God, recommended by Edward Feser
Is the existence of God incompatible with evil? What is the difference between ‘classical theism’ and ‘theistic personalism’? What is the best argument against there being a God? From Aristotle through Aquinas to the present, philosopher Edward Feser gives an in-depth look at arguments for the existence of God.
The best books on Wagner, recommended by Michael Tanner
Richard Wagner’s works are as immense as they are influential: the four-part, 15-hour saga Der Ring des Nibelungen is the most analysed opera of all time. And yet, Wagner was arrogant and virulently anti-semitic. Can we separate the musical genius from the man? Opera critic Michael Tanner recommends the best books on Wagner.
The best books on Continental Philosophy, recommended by Simon Critchley
What is the nature of human existence in the world? What should philosophy be concerned with as a discipline? Philosopher Simon Critchley introduces us to the landscape of continental philosophy.
The best books on Foucault, recommended by Gary Gutting
“Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same,” wrote Michel Foucault; a brilliant transdisciplinarian whose work spanned philosophy, history, social theory and literary criticism. He mined past ways of thinking so as to see present-day assumptions and practices afresh, explains the philosopher Gary Gutting.
The best books on The Marquis de Sade, recommended by Will McMorran
The word ‘sadism’ derives from the Marquis de Sade, the infamous 18th century French aristocrat. His works such as Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom are profoundly disturbing, retaining the ability to shock, disgust, and unsettle. Will McMorran, Sade’s translator, looks at the way Sade destabilises the idea of benevolent narrators, and how we must remain ethically engaged when reading him