Themed Articles

Death and the Human Animal

Mary Midgley questions the superficial allure of endless life.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Walter Ott doesn’t think so.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Alex Carley looks briefly at the role of reason in the euthanasia debate.
[Issue 89: March/April 2012]

Tim Delaney foresees five threats to sustaining global civilization.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Jim Moran explains why saving the planet will be an uphill struggle.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Tim Madigan asks, what is the right attitude to take to all life?
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Kevin Gibson wants to revise an influential way of thinking about sustainability.
[Issue 88: January/February 2012]

Laura Weed takes us on a tour of the mind/brain controversy.
[Issue 87: November/December 2011]

Michael Langford talks about the language we use to talk about the mind and brain.
[Issue 87: November/December 2011]

Namit Arora considers the complexity of consciousness and its implications for artificial intelligence.
[Issue 87: November/December 2011]

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