The philosopher’s job is surely more than to be a servant to the sciences
One of the first ‘postmodernist’ writers, he delighted in rearranging traditional literary conventions
In this ode to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and more, James Kaplan evokes a pivotal moment in modern music
Groups outside the conservative mainstream may prosper in the EU’s June elections, but they disagree on key policy issues
Working with big and small groups alike, she wrote ‘the music of the devil’ with remarkable facility and sophistication
From global crises to rising geopolitical tensions, the philosopher warns us against assuming that progress is inevitable
The rightwing presidential hopeful is among a new generation of politicians reviving the movement
From Italy and Spain to Poland, rightwing parties stress national sovereignty and conservative family values
The authority on free will scored a surprise bestseller with ‘On Bullshit’
New research suggests a daytime sleep can delay neurodegeneration, but what about those who just can’t?
Daniel Chandler offers a powerfully argued case for renovating democracy’s tattered social contract
Her compositions managed to evoke Chopin, the Mississippi Delta blues and the sounds of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
The debate over Kate Forbes has focused attention on the place of religious beliefs in the public square
From the opening of the Haçienda to the property boom, adopted Mancunian Andy Spinoza tells a vivid story with the pride of a native
He was best known for his writing on the fragmenting of the British union, which he viewed as inevitable
The facsimiles he produced helped thousands of French Jews and other persecuted peoples
Multiple interlinked global emergencies have been unfolding simultaneously
What can the age-old discipline of inquiry teach us about how we live our lives?
A leading figure in the free jazz movement, the saxophonist’s explorations pushed the outer limits of harmony and form
The novelist continues her quirky, semi-autobiographical story of student life in this amusing sequel to ‘The Idiot’
A lively and enlightening account of how four female Oxonians refuted the zealot thinking of mid-century philosophy
The French writer owes his standing to provocative social critique — but does his antagonistic image mask a concern for humanity?
This biography of the great German writer places his work at the heart of the catastrophes of 20th-century history
A cardiac episode offers lessons in philosophy as well as the need for health checks
Two-wheeled explorations of the capital’s outskirts peel back layers of history