General Articles: Articles

Induction: The Problem Solved

In our second contribution on the problem of induction, John Shand argues that there is no problem, because there is no such thing as an inductive argument.
[Issue 34: December 2001 / January 2002]

Heaven and Earth: An Awkward History

Mary Midgley on our changing views of our own planet, and the story they tell about the changing nature of rationality.
[Issue 34: December 2001 / January 2002]

Wittgenstein’s Significance

Mark Cain on the 50th anniversary of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s death.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

The Man on the Clapham Omnibus Revisited

Who is this semi-mythical figure, and what does he really think? Tim Madigan decided that there was only one way to find out…
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

The Ethics of Tit-for-Tat

Massimo Pigliucci on game theory, rational egoism and the evolution of fairness.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

Carpal Knowledge

Raymond Tallis on the natural philosophy of the caress. It’s gripping stuff!
[Issue 33: September/October 2001]

On Having One Too Many

Les Reid on the insights the demon drink can provide into the philosophy of mind.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001]

Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.

Were we designed by an intelligent creator? In our last issue Todd Moody described Intelligent Design theory as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Here, Massimo Pigliucci takes a more critical view of ‘ID’.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001]

Dan Dennett and my Quantum Proposition

Stephen Szanto on trying to combine the views of Roger Penrose and Dan Dennett on consciousness by what he calls his own modest proposition.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001]

Moral Luck and Moral Theory

Michael Philips asks whether you have to be lucky in order to be good.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001]

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