Philosophy Now - October/November 2024

In this issue

Thoughts on Thought

From Birds To Brains

Jonathan Moens considers whether emergence can explain minds from brains.

7 mins

Mary Leaves Her Room

Nigel Hems asks, does Mary see colours differently outside her room?

7 mins

Love & Metaphysics

Peter Graarup Westergaard explains why love is never just physical, with the aid of Donald Davidson's anomalous monism.

6 mins

lain McGilchrist's Naturalized Metaphysics

Rogério Severo looks at the brain to see the world anew.

10+ mins

Managing the Mind

Roger Haines contemplates how we consciously manage our minds.

9 mins

We're as Smart as the Universe Gets

James Miles argues, among other things, that E.T. will be like Kim Kardashian, and that the real threat of advanced AI has been misunderstood.

10+ mins

The Funnel of Righteousness

Peter Worley tells us how to be right, righter, rightest.

10+ mins

Why is Freedom So Important To Us?

John Shand explains why free will is basic to humanity.

6 mins

Is Brillo Box an Illustration?

Thomas E. Wartenberg uses Warhol's work to illustrate his theory of illustration.

8 mins

Anselm (1033-1109)

Martin Jenkins recalls the being of the creator of the ontological argument.

8 mins

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Since its small-scale launch in Britain in 1991, Philosophy Now has grown to become the most widely-read philosophy periodical in the English language. Philosophy Now is independent of all groups and has no intentional editorial bias except for a passionate conviction that philosophy is a Good Thing.