General Articles: Articles

The Dialectics of Faith & Enlightenment

Hegel has been enormously influential, but is notoriously difficult to read. In this new section, Peter Benson guides us through a series of typical Hegelian moves from the ‘Phenomenology of Spirit.’.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Morality and Hot Mud

Arnold Zuboff replies to his critics.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Uncertainty and Public Policy

Richard Taylor tells us why public policies always go wrong…
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Top Marx?

Karen Adler reports on the ‘Return(s) to Marx’ conference at the Tate Modern in London.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Mirroring without Metaphysics

Michael Philips on truth and the Correspondence Theory.
[Issue 37: August/September 2002]

Liberty, Logic & Abortion

Mark Goldblatt analyses the moral and legal arguments on both sides of America’s most divisive issue.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

Money Talk

“Loan”? “Borrow”? “Growth”? “Seed money”? Michael Philips finds such talk hard to credit.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

What Can You Do With Philosophy, Anyway?

Jeremiah Conway says that philosophy is profoundly useless but incredibly worthwhile.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

Moral Relativism & Cultural Chauvinism

Members of different cultures with different values and beliefs come into frequent conflict, sometimes violent. Exploiter or entrepreneur? Murderer or martyr? “Great Satan” or “Great – Santa!” Gerald Lang asks if we can still pass judgment.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

Philosophy and the Panopticon

Surveillance cameras watch our every move. They reduce crime and maybe save lives. So why the fuss about privacy? Scott O’Reilly discusses the technologies of control.
[Issue 36: June/July 2002]

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