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Tallis in Wonderland
Philosophy in the Time of Plague
Raymond Tallis has thoughts whilst handwashing.
Religion & Secularism
Meaning in the Executive Suite
Ken Hines doesn’t succumb to corporate propaganda about meaning.
Einstein & The Rebbe
Ronald Pies sets up a dialogue between science and religion.
Christianity & Homosexuality
Rick Aaron argues that religious recommendations are sometimes unrealistic.
Beyond Humanism?
Robert Griffiths argues that humanist ethics has significant limitations.
Regulars
Editorial: When Tides of Thought Meet
by Grant Bartley
News: June/July 2020
Art exhibition honours Germany’s first African philosopher • Prize for Disagreeing • Latour de France says we can change — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
The Plague & The Plague
Dylan Daniel finds many contemporary resonances in Albert Camus’ novel.
Social Distancing in Solitude
J.R. Davis asks what Thoreau’s experience of isolation can teach us.
Philosophy & The Creation of the Individual
Mark Vernon chronicles a revolution in consciousness.
Et In Arcadia Ego
Vaitsa Giannouli asks philosophical questions about dementia and responsibility.
Those Who Justify Genocide
Michael McManus asks what remains of morality in the face of genocide.
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John Locke (1632-1704)
John P. Irish goes into full Locke-down with a titan of philosophy.
Columns
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Philosophical Haiku: Teresa de Ávila (1515-1582)
by Terence Green
Philosophy Then: Why Minor Figures Can Be Majorly Interesting
Peter Adamson looks at the value of looking at the overlooked.
Street Philosopher: Corvid Captured
Seán Moran investigates indoor ornithology.
Tallis in Wonderland: Philosophy in the Time of Plague, Part 1
Raymond Tallis has thoughts whilst handwashing. For Max, who is just discovering his hands.
Reviews
The Subject of Experience by Galen Strawson
Bill Meacham subjects Galen Strawson to his critical experience.
The Character Gap by Christian B. Miller
Massimo Pigliucci is frank about human character.
A Few Good Men
Matt Qvortrup casts Tom Cruise as a Kantian and Jack Nicholson as a utilitarian in this Cold War courtroom ethics epic.
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Thorsten Botz-Bornstein writes in praise of Industry in our postindustrial morass.
Fiction
Taurek & the Drowned Man
by Daniel Galef
