General Articles: Articles

E.O. Wilson on the Foundations of Ethics

Can gene-culture evolution, rather than philosophy, answer our deepest ethical questions? Torin Alter on moral values and the appliance of science.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000]

When it Comes to the Crunch

Trevor Emmott probes David Hume’s unreasonable view of cause and effect.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000]

Whatever Happened to Happiness?

Adam Potkay says there was always much more to happiness than just feelin’ good. He argues that we should once again recognise that the good life is the happy life.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000]

Philosophical Viruses

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

Bertrand Russell on Religion, with Buddhist Commentaries

Albert Shansky believes many of Russell’s opinions on religion are surprisingly in tune with those of the Buddhists.
[Issue 26: April/May 2000]

Western Philosophy on the Defensive

Thomas Metzger suggests that contemporary Chinese philosophy, despite its weaknesses, challenges the foundations of modern, Western analytical philosophy.
[Issue 26: April/May 2000]

C.S. Lewis, God and the Problem of Evil

C.S. Lewis, author of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, was a tireless academic defender of Christianity. Antony Flew examines his views on free will and evil.
[Issue 26: April/May 2000]

The Origins of Don Giovanni

If our genes are selfish, does that mean that we are too? Mary Midgley explains the facts of life.
[Issue 25: Winter 1999/2000]

Humans and Dumb Animals

Jane Forsey asks, what makes us so special?
[Issue 25: Winter 1999/2000]

Christian Ethics: An Ambiguous Legacy

Terri Murray tells the story of how St. Paul hijacked a religion.
[Issue 25: Winter 1999/2000]

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