General Articles: Articles

The Distribution of Power

Lars Elgstam argues for direct democracy and decentralization.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

Challenge My Beliefs?

Philosophy instructor Richard Reilly talks to students about questioning God.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

The Enlightenments

The famous 18th Century Enlightenment was actually different things in different places. Toni Vogel Carey on a tale of several cities.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

Forgotten Philosophers: Herbert Spencer

Tim Delaney on the survival of ‘survival of the fittest’.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

The Compleate Logician, or Miss Blackmore’s Unspeakable Sin

Mike Alder asks what is wrong with being charmingly illogical.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

Human Freewill and Divine Predestination

Antony Flew untangles some confusion about David Hume, St Thomas Aquinas and the fiery fate of the damned.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

Earth to Russell

Chad Trainer on the limits of Russell’s views on space exploration.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003]

Using the F-Word in Philosophy Classes

Ellen Miller on the word which can generate so much instant hostility and misunderstanding.
[Issue 39: December 2002 / January 2003]

Do Computers Have Syntax?

Michael Philips on the question of whether computers can think.
[Issue 39: December 2002 / January 2003]

Omissions & Terrorism

Ted Honderich explains why he thinks that we in the West are partly to blame for the terrorist attacks on September 11.
[Issue 39: December 2002 / January 2003]

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