Rationality, by Steven Pinker Martin Cohen takes issue with a polemic that seems to skate over some of the deeper dimensions of logic and scientific method By Martin Cohen 1 November
How to Think, by John Paul Minda Martin Cohen finds many insights and a dose of logic in a book about brain science that aims to help us think better By Martin Cohen 10 June
Food Routes: Growing Bananas in Iceland and Other Tales from the Logistics of Eating, by Robyn Metcalfe Book of the week: Martin Cohen finds much of interest in a work describing how produce gets to our plates By Martin Cohen 28 March
Massaging data to fit a theory is not the worst research sin The furore over Brian Wansink’s data handling overlooks the fact that science should above all be about explanation, argues Martin Cohen By Martin Cohen 6 December
Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition, by Francis Fukuyama A thinker revisits democracy’s power to unite in light of populism’s rise, writes Martin Cohen By Martin Cohen 15 November
Under the Cover of Chaos: Trump and the Battle for the American Right, by Lawrence Grossberg As president, Trump may be less an aberration than some think, but he attracts those whose only politics is to ‘send in a wrecking ball’, writes Martin Cohen By Martin Cohen 22 February
Don’t Be Fooled: A Philosophy of Common Sense, by Jan Bransen Language is key to making sense of people, finds Martin Cohen, but beware words’ flexible meanings By Martin Cohen 17 August
Nietzsche’s Earth: Great Events, Great Politics, by Gary Shapiro Martin Cohen on a study that strives to position a much-quoted thinker as a social geographer By Martin Cohen 15 December
The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less is More – More or Less, by Emrys Westacott Martin Cohen on the philosophical implications of living the simple life – and owning a homemade toilet-brush holder By Martin Cohen 10 November
Existentialism and Excess: The Life and Times of Jean-Paul Sartre, by Gary Cox Claims for genius require more than repeated assertion to make the case, says Martin Cohen By Martin Cohen 13 October
Rootedness: The Ramifications of a Metaphor, by Christy Wampole Martin Cohen on a philosophical study that eschews the root for the rhizome By Martin Cohen 11 August
The Philosopher: A History in Six Types, by Justin E. H. Smith A study probing the state of a discipline raises the alarm on scholars selling out, says Martin Cohen By Martin Cohen 30 June
Freedom to Fail: Heidegger’s Anarchy, by Peter Trawny Martin Cohen on a study offering a fresh perspective on the philosopher’s work By Martin Cohen 24 September
How Propaganda Works, by Jason Stanley Martin Cohen on how the failings of liberal democracies have affected every aspect of our lives By Martin Cohen 27 August
How the French Think: An Affectionate Portrait of an Intellectual People, by Sudhir Hazareesingh Martin Cohen is unimpressed by an attempt to generalise about the philosophical inclinations of an entire nation By Martin Cohen 2 July
