Philosophy

Byung-Chul Han, in treatises such as “The Burnout Society” and his latest, “The Crisis of Narration,” diagnoses the frenetic aimlessness of the digital age.

The Albanian-British political philosopher insists that democracy is a “demanding ideal.”

The philosophical-counselling movement aims to apply heady, logical insights to daily life.

In his novels and plays, the Norwegian author has continually probed the limits of the perceptible world.

It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best.

Jane Bennett argues that the stuff that surrounds us isn’t inert—it has a will of its own.

This past spring, Richard Bernstein investigated the questions he’d been asking his whole career—about right, wrong, and what we owe one another—one last time.

In a new book, the writer and podcast host treats poetry as a form of agnostic prayer.

The Norwegian author has spent decades producing a strange, revered body of work. But he still doesn’t know where the writing comes from.

Some last and some don’t, yet we cling to them in times of change.

A conversation with the prominent philosopher about democracy, disagreement, and how to stay upright in a fallen world.

Lawyer Cat teaches you about nihilism, and the Ever Given cargo ship discusses Marx.

The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms. What are its lessons for our current moment?

The billionaire venture capitalist has fans and followers. What are they looking for?

For the philosopher of “hyperobjects”—vast, unknowable things that are bigger than ourselves—the coronavirus is further proof that we live in a dark ecology.

The philosopher discusses anger, pride, and justice after sexual assault.

In Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven,” everyday dilemmas provide a forum for examining fundamental questions of power and morality.

Will there come a day when I can transcend this reality?

The philosopher of animal liberation and effective altruism considers cancellation, capitalism, and the pandemic.

Nietzsche’s personal-training business, Marx’s podcast, and more.