General Articles

The Free Will of Ebenezer Scrooge

Richard Kamber considers the possibility of changing destiny.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

Al Qaeda and ISIS: From Revolution to Apocalypse

Audrey Borowski briefs us on the very different ideologies of two superficially similar terrorist organisations.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

When Apes Have Their Day In Court

Shawn Thompson follows legal efforts in the U.S. and Argentina to win rights for apes, exploring arguments about morality and autonomy along the way.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

Wittgenstein & Occam: A Philosophical Conversation

Christian Erbacher and Lu Jiang imagine a meeting between a modern and a medieval philosopher.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

What’s More Important: Freedom, Justice, Happiness, Truth?

The following answers to this categorical question each win a random book.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

Time: The Big Squeeze

Peter Cave barely avoids being crushed into a singularity. Phew!
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016]

Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Stephen C. Small looks at the life of one of philosophy’s rebel heroes.
[Issue 110: October/November 2015]

Addled Essence

David Birch looks for the links between the teen spirit & the philosophical impulse.
[Issue 110: October/November 2015]

Can Robots Be Ethical?

No, says Robert Newman.
[Issue 110: October/November 2015]

Dancing with Absurdity

Fred Leavitt argues that our most cherished beliefs are probably wrong.
[Issue 110: October/November 2015]

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