Philosophy Now - December 2020 / January 2021

In this issue

December 2020 / January 2021

To Be Is To Persist

Dustin Gray finds out that continuing to exist isn’t as simple as you might think.

10+ mins

Free Will & The Brain

Kevin Loughran wonders what scientific experiments really tell us about free will.

9 mins

Determinism Versus Determinism

Nurana Rajabova is determined to sort it out.

9 mins

Do We Want To Be Free?

Siobhan Lyons discovers that free will doesn't come for free

10+ mins

Homo informaticus

Luc de Brabandere lets us sail with him along the two great rivers of thought that have flowed down the centuries from ancient philosophy into modern computer science, from Plato and Aristotle to Alan Turing and Claude Shannon.

10+ mins

Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)

Morgan Sloan studies a Spanish philosopher and public intellectual who wanted to use philosophy to help society.

10+ mins

The Future Of Philosophy Is CYBORG

Phil Torres imagines a biotech way of solving intractable philosophical problems.

4 mins

On Casuistry

Jason Morgan advocates justice without legislation.

10+ mins

Hedonism in Ancient India & Greece

Nick Gutierrez wonders if pleasure seeking is underrated as a virtue.

10+ mins

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Siobhain Lash argues that you can sometimes be to blame even when you couldn’t have done differently.

7 mins

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Philosophy Now is a lively, international newsstand magazine for everyone interested in ideas. It aims to corrupt innocent citizens by convincing them that philosophy can be exciting, worthwhile and comprehensible, and also to provide some light and enjoyable reading matter for those already ensnared by the muse, such as philosophy students and academics.

Philosophy Now appears every two months. It contains articles on all aspects of Western philosophy, as well as book reviews, letters, news, cartoons, and the occasional short story.

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.