General Articles: Articles

How Good Do We Have To Be?

With so many serious problems in the world, Jean Kazez asks whether there’s any excuse to buy ourselves new toys, or even take up more worthy pastimes like playing the violin. Her reflections take in Paul Farmer, Peter Singer, Susan Wolf and Nietzsche.
[Issue 58: November/December 2006]

The Death of Postmodernism And Beyond

Alan Kirby says postmodernism is dead and buried. In its place comes a new paradigm of authority and knowledge formed under the pressure of new technologies and contemporary social forces.
[Issue 58: November/December 2006]

World Poverty and the Duty of Assistance

Our intrepid philosophical investigator Grant Bartley files a conference report.
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

On the Existence of Werewolves

Chris Durante used to be a werewolf, but he’s into philosophy nowwwww…
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

Peter Strawson (1919-2006): A Sort of Obituary

John Heawood gives us an overview of Peter Strawson’s subtle philosophy, and explains why his insights about predicates and persons still matter.
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

An Argument On The Moral Argument

Luke Pollard and Rebecca Massey-Chase dialogue about the existence of a God.
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

Philosophical Diseases

Gregory White examines some of the afflictions to be caught this season while wading a little too recklessly into deep thought.
[Issue 57: September/October 2006]

What is Responsibility?

Hans Lenk relates to different types of responsibility.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

Stoicism: Heroic Acceptance

William Lewis tells us the Graeco-Roman way to keep a stiff upper lip.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

Biotechnologies: Tweaking Here, Tuning There. Is that all we need?

Following on from last issue’s focus on medical ethics and bioethics, Inmaculada de Melo-Martín says we aren’t thinking deeply enough about what the problems with bioethics really are.
[Issue 56: July/August 2006]

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