Themed Articles

The Passionate Bertrand Russell

Peter Stone reveals the deep and varied passions of the analytic philosopher.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

Bertrand Russell on The Value of Philosophy for Life

John R. Lenz tells us why Russell thought philosophy worthwhile.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

“To be happy, one must first not be unhappy”

Tim Delaney finds joy in Bertrand Russell’s The Conquest of Happiness.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

The Philosopher & The Scientist

Tony Simpson tells us how the Russell-Einstein manifesto led to Pugwash.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

Are People Rational?

John Ongley investigates what Bertrand Russell thought about human reason.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

Bertrand Russell on Something

Landon D.C. Elkind explains why Russell believed logic can set thought free.
[Issue 120: June/July 2017]

Are Designer Babies Our Future?

Keith Tidman overhears a prophetic dialogue about the pluses and minuses of genetically engineering children.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

Eating Stupid Pigs

Marco Kaisth asks, could radical genetic engineering create ethical factory farms?
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

Informing People About Their Genetic Risks

Jan Deckers and Dominic Hall ask whether relatives of patients with a genetic disease should be told that they themselves are at an increased risk.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

Can We Trust Medical Science?

Simon Kolstoe says that all is not well with medicine.
[Issue 119: April/May 2017]

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