General Articles

“Comico, Ergo Sum”

Nathaniel Goldberg & Chris Gavaler say philosophers should read Descartoons.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

Mary Midgley (1919-2018)

Nat Dyer looks at the humanity of a philosopher who tried to make philosophy more human.
[Issue 140 :: October/November 2020]

Leo Tolstoy and The Silent Universe

Frank Martela relates how science destroyed the meaning of life, but helps us find meaning in life.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

The Meaning of Death

Laszlo Makay, George Marosan Jr. and David Vatai consider whether death destroys meaning or creates it.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

Philosophical Misanthropy

Ian James Kidd takes a look at humanity through dark glasses.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

Neoliberalism & Social Control

Arianna Marchetti looks at how the Continental philosophers Michel Foucault and Byung-Chul Han view free-market politics.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

How Do We Understand Each Other?

Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Gary Browning tells us why Iris Murdoch stands out as a twentieth century thinker.
[Issue 139 :: August/September 2020]

The Plague & The Plague

Dylan Daniel finds many contemporary resonances in Albert Camus’ novel.
[Issue 138 :: June/July 2020]

Social Distancing in Solitude

J.R. Davis asks what Thoreau’s experience of isolation can teach us.
[Issue 138 :: June/July 2020]

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