Philosophy Bites Daily

Richard Rorty on the importance of poetry

The philosopher Richard Rorty found greater consolation in poetry than in philosophy when approaching death. Read more...

Simon Schama likens Hitchens dying to Hume

Christopher Hitchens approached his own death with much the spirit that David Hume did his, according to Simon Schama. Read more...

Christopher Hitchens on Nietzsche

Christopher Hitchens, who is in the late stage of a terminal illness,  questions Nietzsche's aphorism 'What does not destroy me makes me stronger' with characteristic wit and poignancy. Read more...

The Quest for Immortality

A review of pessimist John Gray's new book about attempts to remove death's sting. Read more...