Themed Articles

Moral Enhancement

Julian Savulescu and Ingmar Persson argue that artificial moral enhancement is now essential if humanity is to avoid catastrophe.
[Issue 91: July/August 2012]

Enhancing Human Lifespan

Bennett Foddy proposes a strategy for extending our youthfulness.
[Issue 91: July/August 2012]

A Moderate Approach To Enhancement

Michael Selgelid offers a cautionary perspective on genetic enhancement.
[Issue 91: July/August 2012]

Love and Other Drugs

Brian D. Earp explains how chemical enhancement could save your marriage.
[Issue 91: July/August 2012]

Beyond The Blueprint

Russell Powell says it’s not easy using genes to enhance humanity, even in theory.
[Issue 91: July/August 2012]

Plato: A Theory of Forms

David Macintosh explains Plato’s Theory of Forms or Ideas.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012]

Picking A Fight With Plato

Ed Fraser argues that the theory of recollection presented by Socrates in the Meno is circular.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012]

Plato’s Just State

Chris Wright ponders Plato’s masterplan.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012]

Addicts, Mythmakers and Philosophers

Alan Brody explains Plato’s/Socrates’ understanding of habitually bad behavior.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012]

Plato’s Neurobiology

Elizabeth Laidlaw explores some parallels between a modern picture of the brain and Plato’s description of the psyche.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012]

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