General Articles

The Philosophy Now Festival

We report on the magazine’s 20th anniversary celebration at London’s Conway Hall, where Martin Midgley gave this speech accepting Philosophy Now’s first Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity on behalf of his mother, Dr Mary Midgley.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Alistair MacFarlane reveals paradoxes in the long life of the third Earl Russell.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Encouraging Communication Through Imagination

Shudong Chen communicates about the importance of communication.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Language-Using Apes

J’aime Wells is an ape talking about the possibility of apes talking.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

The Multiverse Conundrum

Tim Wilkinson on the physics & philosophy of parallel universes.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Hypotheses (Non) Fingo

Toni Vogel Carey considers Sir Isaac Newton’s most (in)famous remark.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Beyond the Laws of Nature

Russell Berg gives us a brief philosophical tour of the history of scientific theorising.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Sir Karl Popper (1902-1994)

Alistair MacFarlane observes the logic of Karl Popper’s discoveries.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

The Meaning of ‘Meaning’

Stephen Anderson asks what we mean when we ask if existence has a meaning.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

History: The Study of the Subjective and Unimportant

Ben Adams wants to humanise history.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

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