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Survival of the Fittest
Does ‘survival of the fittest’ simply mean ‘survival of those best able to survive’? If so, is the theory of evolution just an empty statement of the obvious? Fred Leavitt unravels a logical challenge to Darwinism.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000]
The Singer Revolution
Ethicist and animal rights advocate Peter Singer has faced public outrage over his views on infanticide and euthanasia. Richard Taylor explains why he regards Singer as the most important thinker of the present generation.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000]
Needs & Wants
Peg Tittle wonders if she can be happy alone without feeling guilty about it.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000]
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]
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