Issues
Issue 21: Summer/Autumn 1998
EDITORIAL
In Bad Taste
by Rick Lewis
NEWS
News: Summer/Autumn 1998
London debates • the Pope pronounces • New York certifies • the £2000 Encyclopaedia • Lyotard Dies • Hoerster Gagged • Philosophy For All
ARTICLES
Appeal to the Intellectuals of the World
by Obrad Savic
Drinks & Thinks
More news from the philosophy cafés and pubs, compiled by Bryn Williams.
Ockham, Hume & Epistemic Wisdom
William Grey launches an all-out attack on the paranormal armed with a couple of razors honed with the whetstone of scepticism.
The discarded Lemon: Kant, prostitution and respect for persons
Timothy J. Madigan thinks Kant’s duty-based ethics could approve of prostitution.
The Philosopher as Lover
Continuing our series of personal interpretations of philosophy, Peter Rickman extols the passionate philosopher.
Virtue ethics and the New Testament
Which matter most: virtues or duties? Bob Harrison thinks the early Christians had the answer.
What is natural about Natural Rights?
Do Natural Rights exist? Michael Birshan investigates one of the more persistent political assertions of the modern world in this prize-winning essay.
What’s New in…. Philosophy of Religion
Daniel Hill describes how the work of Alvin Plantinga has revolutionised Philosophy of Religion.
INTERVIEWS
Much Ado About Consciousness
Philosophy of Mind is a very exciting area in modern philosophy. One of those stirring up the dust is David Chalmers, an Australian philosopher who says that consciousness is a fundamental component of the universe, like space, time and mass. Andrew Chrucky asked the questions.
LETTERS
Letters
Philosophical Counselling • Freewill & Predestination • Relativism • Suicide • Time • On Being a Philosopher and a Christian (Issue 16)
COLUMNS
Peg’s Piece
Philosophy Now’s own columnist Peg Tittle asks why we are all so afraid of silence.
REVIEWS
Foucault and the Political by Jon Simons
Peter Benson considers the politics of Michel Foucault.
The Aesthetics of Music by Roger Scruton
Jane O’Grady describes the musical mysticism of Roger Scruton.
Wittgenstein: Rethinking the Inner by Paul Johnston
Dan Hutto ponders what Ludwig Wittgenstein said about the inner life.
FICTION
Poetry: Circe Maia
Circe Maia, of Uruguay, is one of the leading literary figures in contemporary Latin America. She is also a teacher of philosophy. These poems were translated by Brian Cole with the support of the author.
John Scotus
A short story about a philosopher during the dark ages by Joanna Motyl.