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Creativity
What Am I Doing?
James Gallant, writer, reflects on the psychology of creativity.
Creativity
Plaiting Gravy
Les Jones on allegories, specific domains and Wittgenstein’s social ideas.
The Philosophy of Creativity
Rick Lewis asks Elliot Paul and Christine Battersby what’s new in this fascinating field.
Creating Cities
Harry Drummond builds a case.
In Praise of Aphorisms
Grahame Lockey writes pithy observations to make you think about pithy observations to make you think.
Regulars
Editorial: Creative Being
by Grant Bartley
News: December 2022 / January 2023
Effective Altruism billionaire goes bust • Animal welfare meets big game theory • Philosophers of physics reach critical mass? — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
Ethics in Politics
Massimo Pigliucci trawls the history of politics to see how closely ethics fits it.
French Philosophy Now
Manon Royet tells us what’s happening in French philosophy, and why you don’t know about it.
On Regret
David Charles argues that we should not regret our decisions, but should take responsibility for our decision-making processes.
Poetry & Philosophy for the 21st Century
Benjamin Lloyd gets Dewey-eyed over resonant rhymes.
Moral Education in Confucianism
Plakshi Jain compares ‘reflection’ and ‘learning’ as means of becoming good.
Mohist Anti-Militarism & Just War Theory
Shaun O’Dwyer takes an unfortunately still relevant look at how to avoid war.
Columns
Philosophy Shorts: Philosophers on Kissing
by Matt Qvortrup
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Philosophical Haiku: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)
by Terence Green
Tallis in Wonderland: An Invitation to Navel Gazing
Raymond Tallis requests the pleasure of your company for this most philosophical of gatherings.
Philosophy Shorts: Philosophers on Sport
by Matt Qvortrup
Reviews
Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering by Scott Samuelson
Doug Phillips arms us against the slings and arrows, as he tries to find a point to pointless suffering.
The Monarchy of Fear by Martha Nussbaum
Chad Trainer explores the politics of fear with Martha Nussbaum.
Babylon 5
Stuart Hannabuss has five questions for Mr Morden.
The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber
We descend from the divine to the human as Peter Stone reasons about the purpose and uniqueness of human reason.
Fiction
The Great Crumpled Paper Hoax
A fantasy by Martin Gardner.
