Peter Geach obituary
Prominent Catholic philosopher admired for his mastery of logic and work on ethics
Bertrand Russell the agnostic
Clare Carlisle: Bertrand Russell – part 4: The same intellectual integrity that made the philosopher unable to accept religious beliefs also prevented him from embracing atheism
Is religion based on fear?
Clare Carlisle: Bertrand Russell – part 3: Christian thought is itself aware of the dangers of fear – something Bertrand Russell overlooks in his critique of religion
How can we end the male domination of philosophy?
There is still an 'aristocracy of sex' in the world of philosophy, says Jonathan Wolff, where women find it hard to thrive
John Hilary: UK charities have lost their radical soul
War on Want's executive director explains to Claire Provost why he has written a sharp critique of NGOs in his new book The Poverty of Capitalism
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot’s prison letters to Slavoj Žižek
Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently in a prison hospital in Siberia; here she and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek meet in an extraordinary exchange of letters
Who’s the most influential thinker ever?
Open thread: A study suggests that Marx is the most influential scholar in the west, followed by Freud, but tell us who had the most effect on you
Sophie Fiennes: ‘Film-goers are bored with being talked down to’
Documentary-maker Sophie Fiennes's latest philosophical quest – with Slavoj Zizek – presents another thrilling challenge for cinema-goers, writes Elizabeth Day
The west is in thrall to Kantian ideals of personal freedom. And suffers for it
Giles Fraser: Loose canon: For successful people these days, loyalties are just temporary conveniences. Thus, notions of community get lost – as do we
Getting shot over a philosophical argument? You Kant be serious
Peter Thompson: You wouldn't expect the rationalist Immanuel Kant to spark a shooting. Maybe Nietzsche was involved?
Paganism, part 4: the literary and artistic underpinnings
Liz Williams: How to believe: Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E Nesbit, and JRR Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological underpinnings
Translation of Giacomo Leopardi’s Zibaldone published
Italians consider him one of their greatest minds, but 19th-century poet and philosopher remains somewhat unknown
The Slavoj Žižek v Noam Chomsky spat is worth a ringside seat
Peter Thompson: It's barely caused a ripple outside leftist discourse, but their debate on theory, ideology and reality touches on important stuff
Fairytale of New Physics
Jon Butterworth: There seems to be a minor rash of polemic at the moment on the theme "aren't scientists deluded/betraying science/living in fairytale-land"
Thomas Browne: religion as passion and pastime, part 5: Hydrotaphia or Urne-Buriall
Roz Kaveney: How to believe: In Browne's hands, even a seemingly trivial report turns into a sonorous piece of fine English prose