Ulrike Kistner and Philippe Van Haute: Violence,Slavery and Freedom between Hegel and Fanon,Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2020, 168 pp., ISBN 978-1-77,614-623-9, ISBN 978-1-77,614-627-7

Continental Philosophy Review - Violence, Slavery and Freedom between Hegel and Fanon is a volume of secondary literature that dispels common misconceptions about the relationship between Hegelian...     

Sex differences in 1-, 3-, and 5-year-olds' toy-choice in a structured play-session

This cross-sectional study investigated toy-choice in 38 one-year-old, 33 three-year-old, and 35 five-year-old children, who could choose between 10 different toys (four feminine, four masculine, and two neutral) in a structured play-session. The children played alone for 7 minutes and together with their accompanying parent for another 7 minutes (play-status). The results showed that girls and boys chose different toys from as early as the age of one year (Mdn = 12 months). These sex differences were found at all three ages. In contradiction to earlier studies, our results showed that feminine toys became less interesting for both girls and boys with increasing age. The present study showed no consistent effects of play-status. This study contributes to the knowledge of how early behavioral sex differences can be observed, how these differences develop, and it also raises questions concerning what sex differences stem from.     

Corijn van Mazijk: Perception and reality in Kant,Husserl, and McDowell,New York: Routledge, 2020, 192 pp., ISBN 978-0-367-44180-7, ISBN 978-1-003-01022-7

Continental Philosophy Review - Corijn van Mazijk’s book is a critical exploration of the relations between Immanuel Kant’s, Edmund Husserl’s, and John McDowell’s...     

Martin Koci: Thinking Faith after Christianity: A Theological Reading of Jan Patočka's Phenomenological Philosophy, 2020, New York: State University of New York Press, 301 pp. ISBN 978-1-4384-7893-7, ISBN 978-1-4384-7892-0

Continental Philosophy Review - Martin Koci’s Thinking Faith after Christianity is a rigorous and nuanced study of Jan Patočka’s philosophy, ineluctable for researchers interested...