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French Philosophy Now

Manon Royet tells us what's happening in French philosophy, and why you don’t know about it.

An Invitation to Navel Gazing

Raymond Tallis requests the pleasure of your company for this most philosophical of gatherings.

BABYLON 5

Stuart Hannabuss has five questions for Mr Morden.

Peter Adamson

is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Duanne Ribeiro chats with him about the history of ideas, and the meaning and methods of philosophy.

Mohist Anti-Militarism & Just War Theory

Shaun O'Dwyer takes an unfortunately still relevant look at how to avoid war.

Moral Education in Confucianism

Plakshi Jain compares reflection’ and learning’ as means of becoming good.

Poetry & Philosophy for the 21st Century

Benjamin Lloyd gets Dewey-eyed over resonant rhymes.

On Regret

David Charles argues that we should not regret our decisions, but should take responsibility for our decision-making processes.

Ethics in Politics

Massimo Pigliucci trawls the history of politics to see how closely ethics fits it.

What Am I Doing?

James Gallant, writer, reflects on the psychology of creativity.

In Praise of Aphorisms

Grahame Lockey writes pithy observations to make you think about pithy observations to make you think.

Creating Cities

Harry Drummond builds a case.

The Philosophy of Creativity

Rick Lewis asks what's new in this fascinating field

Plaiting Gravy

Les Jones on allegories, specific domains and Wittgenstein’s social ideas

How Did We Get To Be So Different?

Raymond Tallis grasps the grip our hands have on our humanity.

DON'T LOOK UP

Dylan Skurka marvels at the human capacity to ignore existential threats.

Was Spinoza Actually An ATHEIST?

Kenneth Novis says the case hinges on how you define 'God'.

Digital Freedom

Roberta Fischli & Thomas Beschorner argue that our digital future is not preprogrammed: it's about time we start thinking about what it should look like.

Mill, Free Speech & Social Media

Nevin Chellappah asks whether John Stuart Mill's famous account of free speech is still sustainable in the age of Twitter.

How To Be Really Good

Robert Griffiths considers what it takes to actually be a mensch.

Levinas and Post-Pandemic Masking

Adam Birt tells us why Levinas wants us to throw off our face coverings.

Of Clouds & Shadows

Heiner Thiessen on Eratosthenes, Ancient Greek scientist.

The Uses and Misuses of Socrates

Dennis Sansom says we shouldn't be too quick to pluck philosophers out of their own historical contexts in order to put them into ours.

Aristotle's Guide To Living Well

Lawrence Evans contemplates Aristotle's argument that happiness is the ultimate goal of human life, and that it can best be found in philosophical contemplation.

Glaucon Before Lachesis

Mark Piper unveils the long-lost epilogue to Plato's Republic.

Plato's Myths

Neel Burton asks why the master reasoner turned to launching legends.

Books

In this issue we look at two books on four famous female philosophers and friends; and another on the liberating experience of teaching philosophy in prison.

Daisetsu Suzuki (1870-1966)

Brian Morris contemplates the 'ultimate reality' of a Zen Buddhist philosopher.

An Ancient Conversation About Motion

Matei Tanasă imagines the sort of conversation about change, motion, appearance and reality that philosophers were having in ancient Athens.

Advertising is Immoral

Peter Gildenhuys says many adverts are saturated with sophistry.