Welcome to Philosophy Now
the bi-monthly magazine for everyone interested in ideas. Published since 1991, it is the winner of the 2016 Bertrand Russell Society Award. Please look around! You can read four articles free per month. To have complete access to the thousands of philosophy articles on this site
Brief Lives
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
Will Bouwman considers the development of a paradigmatic revolutionary.
Question Marx
Karl Marx: Man & Mind
Matt Qvortrup argues that Marx still inspires those longing for a better world.
A New Twist on Old Ideas
Lucian Lupescu sees how far Kant’s and Marx’s ideals overlap.
Marx & Nietzsche
Jack Fox-Williams explores power, class and religion.
Popper on Marx on History
Chris Christensen considers a clash of two colossal Karls.
Regulars
Editorial: Question Marx
by Grant Bartley
News: April/May 2019
Word frequency reveals morality’s tides • Marx’s tomb vandalised • Black holes evade conceptual capture — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
Will Bouwman considers the development of a paradigmatic revolutionary.
Is Philosophy Still The Friend Of Wisdom?
Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the many entrants not included. Thanks to Finn Janning for suggesting this month’s question.
Socratic Wisdom & The Knowledge of Children
Maria daVenza Tillmanns uncovers the natural philosopher in us all.
Against Stupidity in the Media
Angela Phillips is the winner of Philosophy Now’s 2019 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. She gave this acceptance talk at Conway Hall in January.
What is Panspiritism?
Steve Taylor introduces an alternative way of conceiving consciousness.
What is it Like to be a Dragonfly?
Benedict O’Connell explores puzzles of perception with Locke, Kant and Nagel.
Columns
Philosophical Haiku: R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943)
by Terence Green
Philosophy Then: The Other Side of the Coins
Peter Adamson on the philosophical edge of numismatics.
Tallis in Wonderland: On Failing to be a Philosopher
Raymond Tallis thinks through what not thinking things through involves.
Philosophical Haiku: Roger Bacon (c.1214 - c.1292)
by Terence Green
Reviews
Logos by Raymond Tallis
We seek purpose and enlightenment as Stephen Anderson attempts to understand Raymond Tallis’s attempt to understand our understanding of the world.
Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Lachlan Dale considers a naturalistic view of Buddhism.
Arrival
Christopher Carroll asks if communicating with aliens really would be possible.
War: An Enquiry by A.C. Grayling
Chad Trainer muses on A.C. Grayling’s modern perspective on war.
Fiction
Masterplan
by Julie McNeill
