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Metaphysics

Austin & ‘Reality’

Austin & ‘Reality’

Will Bynoe on milk, therapy, and the nature of being.

John Locke & Personal Identity

John Locke & Personal Identity

Nurana Rajabova considers why, according to John Locke, you continue to be you.

Solving the Mystery of Mathematics

Solving the Mystery of Mathematics

Jared Warren says, think of a number. What exactly are you thinking of?

Kant on Time

Kant on Time

Letizia Nonnis unfolds Kant’s conception of the nature of and experience of time.

Regulars

Reality, Time and All That
News: August/September 2023

News: August/September 2023

Harry Frankfurt, philosopher, has died • So has Milan Kundera, novelist and thinker • Violent attack on philosophy class — News reports by Anja Steinbauer

Articles

The Best Criticism of Ethical Egoism

The Best Criticism of Ethical Egoism

Stephen Leach gives you an unbiased reason why you shouldn’t be selfish.

Nostalgia, Morality, & Mass Entertainment

Nostalgia, Morality, & Mass Entertainment

Adam Kaiser finds a fine case of mass existential longing.

Technology & Transformation

Technology & Transformation

Helena Moradi looks at changing philosophical attitudes to technology.

Augustine (354-430)

Augustine (354-430)

Hilarius Bogbinder on the philosophical life of a key figure of the Catholic Church.

Stoicism in History & Modern Life

Stoicism in History & Modern Life

Dermot M. Griffin reflects on the sources and relevance of this ancient wisdom.

How Will Humanity End?

How Will Humanity End?

Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the many entrants not included.

Columns

Philosophers on Love
The Three Disciplines of Epictetus

The Art of Living: The Three Disciplines of Epictetus

Massimo Pigliucci looks at the core principles for a Stoic life.

Reflections on Reality

Tallis in Wonderland: Reflections on Reality

Raymond Tallis holds a mirror up to the philosophical world.

Benedetto Croce (1866-1952)

Reviews

The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

Gary Browning considers the ideas and emotions expressed in Bob Dylan’s songs and writings.

Metamodernism: The Future of Theory by Jason Storm

Metamodernism: The Future of Theory by Jason Storm

John Best tries to move beyond postmodernism.

The Postmodern Condition by Jean-François Lyotard

The Postmodern Condition by Jean-François Lyotard

Mike Sutton discusses Jean-François Lyotard’s classic report on The Postmodern Condition.

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

Jarett Figlin discusses depravity & the American dream.

Fiction

Kant’s Critique

Kant’s Critique

by Sivanth Adithya.N

Nothing

Nothing

by Oliver Leech

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