Author: "Peter Cave"

Time: The Big Squeeze

Peter Cave barely avoids being crushed into a singularity. Phew!
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016: Articles]

From Loving To Wolfing

Peter Cave toys with love, sex and other objects.
[Issue 67: May/June 2008: Provocations Philosophical]

Logical Lo: Hanging Around

Peter Cave has a new book just out, of philosophical puzzles old and new. Here, Peter tells the tale of Logical Lo and her reasoning.
[Issue 63: September/October 2007: Articles]

Spinoza: Cursed be he by day; and cursed be he by night

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Spinoza was excommunicated. This affords Peter Cave the excuse to remind us of this most tolerant philosopher – of his life, metaphysics and humanity.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006: Heresy]

Birthday Special: John Stuart Mill

Peter Cave of his own free will lists 21 things – and more – that you probably didn’t know about John Stuart Mill.
[Issue 55: May/June 2006: Articles]

A Bale of Woe

The name of the medieval logician Jean Buridan (c.1295-1358) is forever linked to a curious problem in decision-making. Peter Cave recounts his own sad but instructive meeting with Buridan’s Ass.
[Issue 50: March/April 2005: Short Story]

Sexual Healing

Another instructive and improving tale by the risque but virtuous Peter Cave.
[Issue 46: May/June 2004: Short Story]

Affairs of Heart & Affairs of State

Philosophers have a problem with truth; but what about truth-telling? Peter Cave publishes some correspondence, recently re-discovered, concerning a long-forgotten political scandal. For the sake of brevity, incidental material in the letters has been excluded. Now, how do you tell people that you are telling them the truth?
[Issue 43: October/November 2003: Short Story]

Herm & Matozoon

Peter Cave eavesdrops on a dialogue between a couple of the billions of little non-persons in Soho, London.
[Issue 41: May/June 2003: Short Story]

On Not Being

Peter Cave discusses the idea that not existing has never hurt anyone.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000: Death]