General Articles

John Herschel

Toni Vogel Carey on a memorable but forgotten scientist and philosopher.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

A Perfumed Philosophy

A dialogue between Marcel Proust and his valet, overheard by Mike Fuller.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Humanism on the Front Line

Douglas Gearhart calls on philosophers to develop practical moral guidance for soldiers in war zones.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Gay Rights: Choice vs. Nature?

Michael Voytinsky says that the choice versus nature debate is irrelevant to the question of gay and lesbian rights.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Ships that should Pass in the Night

Jason Wasserman on balancing the claims of Postmodernism and Critical Realism.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Is an Existentialist Ethics Possible?

Does Sartre’s philosophy give us any clues about how we should live? Yes, says Jonathan Crowe – he showed us that we can’t avoid choosing.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Assessing One’s Own Open-Mindedness

Are you open-minded? Before you answer, says William Hare, ask yourself the following ten questions...
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Souls, Minds, Bodies & Planets

The first installment of a two-part article by Mary Midgley.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

The Philosopher King, the Veil & the Mammoth

Jeff Mitchell on the political rise and fall of Luc Ferry.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Why I Am Not A Patriot

Carol Nicholson considers the arguments for patriotism offered by conservative and liberal thinkers, and concludes that they don’t work.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

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