Author: "Richard Taylor"

Willing Slaves

by Richard Taylor
[Issue 52: August/September 2005: Articles]

Religion and Truth

Richard Taylor on the proper role of myths and mysteries.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004: Philosophy of Religion]

Irrefutable Ethics

Richard Taylor on the intractable beliefs people hold about how we should behave.
[Issue 43: October/November 2003: Articles]

Double Edge

by Richard Taylor
[Issue 40: March/April 2003: Short Story]

Richard Taylor is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Rochester and an internationally renowned ethicist. Tim Madigan tracked him down to discuss Schopenhauer, metaphysics and the intriguing art of beekeeping.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003: Interview]

Is a Philosophical Ethics Possible?

Richard Taylor explains how ethical reasoning is like travelling up an escalator, and describes the difficulties of choosing between competing systems of ethics.
[Issue 39: December 2002 / January 2003: Articles]

Uncertainty and Public Policy

Richard Taylor tells us why public policies always go wrong…
[Issue 37: August/September 2002: Articles]

The Singer Revolution

Ethicist and animal rights advocate Peter Singer has faced public outrage over his views on infanticide and euthanasia. Richard Taylor explains why he regards Singer as the most important thinker of the present generation.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Articles]

Philosophical Viruses

Richard Taylor on how language can mislead us.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000: Articles]

The Meaning of Life (III)

Richard Taylor says that lives are meaningful only if they are creative.
[Issue 24: Summer 1999: The Meaning of Life]