General Articles

Is There A God?

The following readers’ answers to this central philosophical question each win a random book. The harvest was abundant, unsurprisingly; just sorry we couldn’t fit you all in. The votes were, loosely, Yes: 52%, No: 31%, and Don’t Know: 17%. So we’ll start with a ‘Yes’.
[Issue 67: May/June 2008]

In Defense Of Dueling

Ryan Ruby intellectually attacks, feints and parries in favour of legally reinstating the duel as a means of settling personal disputes.
[Issue 67: May/June 2008]

Did Duchamp’s Urinal Flush Away Art?

Roy Turner scorns the fact that after Duchamp, critics have questioned the status of ‘traditional’ Western art, making the act of designation the sole determinant of art.
[Issue 67: May/June 2008]

Remembering Peter Hare (1935-2008)

John Corcoran, Alexander Razin and Tim Madigan pay tribute to their friend.
[Issue 66: March/April 2008]

Thracymacus Buys A House

Plato’s astounding legendary lost dialogue is translated with an introductory note by Mark Cyzyk, Master of the College of Antiquities at the University of Vlastos.
[Issue 66: March/April 2008]

Absurdity, God and the sad chimps we are

James DuBois wonders whether meaning can be found in the face of the apparent absurdity of life.
[Issue 66: March/April 2008]

Atlas Shrugged @ 50+

Tibor Machan considers the continuing appeal of the moral philosophy of Ayn Rand, more than fifty years after the publication of her greatest work.
[Issue 66: March/April 2008]

An Argument About Free Will

Luke Pollard and Rebecca Massey-Chase dialogue about freedom vs determinism.
[Issue 66: March/April 2008]

Wilde and Morality

Peter Benson deconstructs the moral intrigues of Dorian Gray.
[Issue 65: January/February 2008]

Consuming And Producing Culture

Dzifa Benson compares being a producer with being a consumer of pop culture.
[Issue 65: January/February 2008]

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