Jonathan
Egid
Writing
I write about the intersections of philosophy, history, art and politics, including currently a book about the 17th century Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob, and the question of whether or not he existed.
See below for a list of selected published work and forthcoming projects.
History / Philosophy
Review of Looking for Theophrastus by Laura Beatty.
Times Literary Supplement, January 2023
Drinks
Essay on Freedom: An Impossible Reality by Raymond Tallis
New Humanist, Spring 2022
Mains
Essay on the Ethiopian Manuscripts at the HMML in Minnesota
Journal of the History of Ideas Blog
Healthy
Review of Inwardness by Jonardon Ganeri
Times Literary Supplement, February 2022
History / Philosophy
Review of Hybrid Hate by Tudor Parfit.
Times Literary Supplement, April 2022
Drinks
Review of Worldmaking After Empire by Adom Getatchew
New Humanist, Summer 2021
Mains
Review of In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy by Katrina Forrester
Radical Philosophy, Winter 2021
Healthy
Review Essay of The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle by David Edmonds
Times Literary Supplement, March 2021
Review of John Stuart Mill and the Meaning of Life by Elijah Milgram
Times Literary Supplement, March 2021
Review of Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Human Reason by Justin E. H. Smith
Times Literary Supplement, Summer 2021
Review Essay of Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English by Jonathan Rée
Times Literary Supplement, August 2019
