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Posted by Rick Elmore | Sep 8, 2026 | Book Reviews
Owen Ware, Return of the Gods Mythology in Romantic Philosophy and Literature. Oxford University Press, 2026; 280 pp.; $46.00 (hardback) Chris Satoor, York University “We can divine a golden age, a time when truth becomes fable...
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Julie Reshe, Negative Psychoanalysis for the Living Dead: Philosophical Pessimism and the Death Drive. Palgrave-Macmillan, 2023; 144 pgs. ISBN: 978-3-031-31200-7 everet smith, Emory University Julie Reshe’s Negative...
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Titus Stahl, Immanent Critique, trans. with John-Baptiste Oduor. London: Rowan & Littlefield, 2021; 348 pages. ISBN: 9781786601797. Alexei Procyshyn, Queen’s University Belfast Originally published in a lengthier German...
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Banu Bargu, Disembodiment: Corporeal Politics of Radical Refusal. New York: Oxford University Press, 2024, 504 pp. ISBN: 9780197608531 Reviewed by Iaan Reynolds, Utah Valley University There are many things to praise about Banu...
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Byung-Chul Han, The Spirit of Hope. Translated by Daniel Steuer. New York: Polity, 2024, 111 pp. ISBN: 9781509565191 Reviewed by Tanner R. Layton, Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, Western University For Joel Faflak....
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Byung-Chul Han, Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2025; 128pp. ISBN: 978-1509558018 Reviewed by Avah Solomon & Robin Barrios, University of Ottawa In Vita Contemplativa (2022), a work of...
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Dietrich von Hildebrand, The Roots of Moral Evil. Steubenville: Hildebrand Press, 2024; 224 pages. ISBN: 9781939773210. Reviewed by Timothy B. Jaeger, Stony Brook University Of the many diverse and intricate ideas developed in...
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Simona Forti, Totalitarianism: A Borderline Idea in Political Philosophy. Translated by Simone Ghelli Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2024, viii + 170 pp. ISBN: 9781503637375 Reviewed by Antonio Calcagno, King’s...
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Henry Somers-Hall. Judgement and Sense in Modern French Philosophy: A New Reading of Six Thinkers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022; 264 pages. ISBN: 978-1-316-51790-1 Reviewed by Chen Yang, Hunan University. Henry...
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Joan Braune, Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope. London: Routledge, 2024; 143pp. ISBN: 978-0367696986. Reviewed by D.Z. Shaw, Douglas College Within the small but growing field of antifascist...
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