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A Perfumed Philosophy

A dialogue between Marcel Proust and his valet, overheard by Mike Fuller.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Humanism on the Front Line

Douglas Gearhart calls on philosophers to develop practical moral guidance for soldiers in war zones.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Gay Rights: Choice vs. Nature?

Michael Voytinsky says that the choice versus nature debate is irrelevant to the question of gay and lesbian rights.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Ships that should Pass in the Night

Jason Wasserman on balancing the claims of Postmodernism and Critical Realism.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004]

Is an Existentialist Ethics Possible?

Does Sartre’s philosophy give us any clues about how we should live? Yes, says Jonathan Crowe – he showed us that we can’t avoid choosing.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Assessing One’s Own Open-Mindedness

Are you open-minded? Before you answer, says William Hare, ask yourself the following ten questions...
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Souls, Minds, Bodies & Planets

The first installment of a two-part article by Mary Midgley.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

The Philosopher King, the Veil & the Mammoth

Jeff Mitchell on the political rise and fall of Luc Ferry.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

Why I Am Not A Patriot

Carol Nicholson considers the arguments for patriotism offered by conservative and liberal thinkers, and concludes that they don’t work.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

City, Liverpool John Moore, Swansea, Northampton ... once again university philosophy departments across Britain are closing or under threat. Peter Rickman makes the case for universities that educate as well as train.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004]

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