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Mind & Self
Defending Free Will & The Self
Frank S. Robinson ‘chooses’ to remind ‘us’ of problems some contemporary philosophers have with these central human concepts.
The Sum of My Parts
Brett Wilson explores personal identity with John Locke and a dodgy 3D printer.
Francis Crick’s Deliberately Provocative Reductionism
Paul Austin Murphy repudiates a blasé reduction of mind to matter by one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA.
The Free Will Pill
Taylor A. Dunn asks, if free will were a drug, should you take it?
Regulars
Editorial: You and Your Mind
by Rick Lewis
News: February/March 2019
Brain to Brain networking demonstrated • Saudi Arabia to lift philosophy teaching ban • Philosophy Now Against Stupidity Award — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
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Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
Martin Jenkins traces the life of a self-made woman.
Can an ‘Ought’ be Derived from an ‘Is’?
Philippa Foot says it’s super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Ethics of the Future
Alexander Joy on the importance of not hurting future people.
Søren Kierkegaard On the Perils of Procrastination
Gordon Marino can’t wait to tell you about moral self-deception.
The Decline & Rebirth of Philosophy
Daniel Kaufman sees philosophy ailing as a guide for Western culture, and considers how it might be revived.
Toughing it Out
Anushka Bhaskar (18) and Anchal Bhaskar (16) take Resilience 101.
Columns
Philosophical Haiku: Roger Bacon (c.1214 - c.1292)
by Terence Green
Philosophy Then: Divided Opinions
Peter Adamson looks at how we carve up philosophies.
Street Philosopher: Hounded in Holland
Seán Moran considers canine companions.
Tallis in Wonderland: Homo Faber
Raymond Tallis makes much out of human tool use.
Reviews
War: An Enquiry by A.C. Grayling
Chad Trainer muses on A.C. Grayling’s modern perspective on war.
In Defence of War by Nigel Biggar
David McKay looks at arguments about when war might be justified.
Saving Beauty by Byung-Chul Han
Lillian Wilde asks: is it beauty that needs saving, or is it us?
Call the Midwife
Ellen Miller considers birth, wonder, and care as philosophical frameworks.
Fiction
Selves Into Self
by Stuart Greenstreet
