My review of Emily Austin's excellent book on Epicureanism for Literary Review: Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life by Emily A Austin literaryreview.co.uk/17051-2 via Literary Review

Philosophical essays are at the center of the latest issue of our magazine, the IWMpost. In his essay, Carlos Fraenkel discusses the relevance of ancient Greek philosophy for the present: iwm.at/publication/iw…

What would philosophy look like if it were a historical and inclusive enterprise, and how might such an approach challenge our perceptions of religion and secularity? BecomingHumanProject in conversation with Carlos Fraenkel and Peter Adamson. themarginaliareview.com/decolonizing-p…

'The cynics are the punks of the ancient world. We are better off as beggars than as billionaires, they insist. From eating to sex they want us to question every social convention.' (Carlos Fraenkel) the-tls.co.uk/articles/quest…

"Ancient philosophers are not dusty relics, self-help coaches or 'dead white dudes' ripe for cancellation. They are western civilization’s sharpest critics from within." Philosophy Matters Questioning by Gideon Baker | Book review | Carlos Fraenkel the-tls.co.uk/articles/quest…

Congratulations to #McGillArts Professors Russell Davidson (Economics), Alia Al-Saji (Philosophy), Carlos Fraenkel (Jewish Studies + Philosophy), Kristy Ironside (History & Classical Studies) and Timothy O'Donnell (Linguistics)! Kristy Ironside reporter.mcgill.ca/provost-honour…

Professor Carlos Fraenkel, who has joint appointments with the Department of Jewish Studies and the Department of Philosophy was also named a James McGill Professor. Carlos Fraenkel

Only stargazing, Anaxagoras argued, makes life worth living. But today gazing at the stars threatens to obliterate the meaning of our life. My essay in Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics is out! libertiesjournal.com/articles/what-…

My NY Times op-ed "In Praise of the Clash of Cultures" translated into Arabic.

This week’s The TLS, featuring Nicola shulman on women’s diaries; Miranda France on the ‘lost’ García Márquez novel; Carlos Fraenkel on Spinoza; Michael Caines on Write Cut Rewrite at the Weston Library; Mary Flannery (Substack: Page by Page) on medieval humour; Helen Czerski on the deep sea – and more

My review of Jonathan Israel's new tome. A Spinozistic republic is less a blueprint of modernity than something mid-way between France and Iran... the-tls.co.uk/articles/spino…

Was Spinoza the radical Englightenment figure that Jonathan Israel paints him to be? Here's a different view from Carlos Fraenkel The TLS the-tls.co.uk/articles/spino…

'Pluralism and tolerance are grudging concessions in Spinoza’s republic, which, frankly, looks less like a blueprint of modernity than something midway between France and Iran.' Carlos Fraenkel: Was Spinoza’s Enlightenment so radical after all? the-tls.co.uk/articles/spino…

Does public philosophy either come too late to change righteous minds or else crush freedom? My proposal for how we can do better just came out in Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics! libertiesjournal.com/online-article…

"A state where the people rule, Plato argues, is like a “ship of fools.” To make it safely to the other shore, we need a seasoned captain at the helm. Pass the rudder to the demos and they will run the state into the ground." libertiesjournal.com/articles/is-a-…

My daughter’s first doll was Socrates, not Barbie. Agnes Callard thinks we should all take the plunge into the examined life. But what if all that questioning leads straight to the abyss? My review of Open Socrates in the The TLS.the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/his…

Carlos Fraenkel Agnes Callard The TLS Yeah, yeah, philosophy, ontology recapitulates phenomenology, human condition, yada yada yada. Here's the answer to the actual question I and everyone else immediately had: philosophersguild.com/products/socra…

'Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilyich is haunted by the suspicion that his life may have been completely misguided.' Carlos Fraenkel (Carlos Fraenkel) on the case for the examined life the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/his…

'Who in their right mind would choose an unexamined life, steered by bodily desires and the social conventions of wherever we happened to grow up?' Carlos Fraenkel on the case for the examined life the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/his…

The Stoics claimed you could be just as happy inside a torture device as at a dinner party. In my latest essay for Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics, I explore why this outrageous idea might still be worth taking seriously. libertiesjournal.com/articles/can-w…