Issues
Issue 98: September/October 2013
EDITORIAL
Too Fast To Live…
by Rick Lewis
NEWS
News: September/October 2013
Human brains grown in lab • Tallis wins ‘Against Stupidity’ award • McGinn in harassment row • Mice mis-remember — News reports by Sue Roberts
World Congress of Philosophy
Rick Lewis and Anja Steinbauer report from Athens from one of the biggest philosophy gatherings of all times.
ALBERT CAMUS
The Master of the Absurd Turns 100
Ray Cavanaugh gives us a brief introduction to the life of Albert Camus.
Camus: Between Yes & No
Ray Boisvert tells us about Camus’ essential ambivalence towards the world.
On Living Without Transcendence: A Homage to Camus
Van Harvey says it is possible to live meaningfully without a higher purpose.
ARTICLES
Information, Knowledge & Intelligence
Alistair MacFarlane considers the differences between these crucial concepts, and the implications for how we think about computers.
Epicureanism: The Hobo Test
Brian Dougall puts the philosophy of Epicurus (341-270 BC) to the test.
Philosophical Counseling
Maria daVenza Tillmanns on understanding self and others through dialogue.
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600)
Dale DeBakcsy delves into the secret origins of modern philosophy.
What Is The Present Nature, And The Future, Of Philosophy?
The following answers to this question of philosophy each win a random book.
LETTERS
Letters
Illusion of an Illusion • No-Buddhism • Artificial Unintelligence • Machiavellian Intrigues • A Variety of Universal Moral Laws • Can’t Keep a Good Zombie Down • Natural Philosophy • Why Did The Philosopher Cross The Road? • Condensed Thoughts
COLUMNS
Nonsense on Stilts
by Joel Marks
Sisyphus Rocks!
Tim Madigan looks at the meaning of life for Albert Camus.
Naming Airy Nothings
Raymond Tallis maps the gaps between language and reality.
REVIEWS
The Things We Do and Why We Do Them by Constantine Sandis
Constantine Sandis’s critiques of our actions are under scrutiny by Les Reid.
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel
Michael Sandel’s critiques of our actions are under scrutiny by Philip Badger.
Green Philosophy by Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton’s critiques of our actions are under scrutiny by Paul Keeling.
Socrates and His Clouds
Katie Javanaud sees a dramatic vindication of Socrates.
CARTOONS
Simon & Finn
by Melissa Felder
Bill Stott’s Cartoon
by Bill Stott
Chris Gill’s Cartoon
by Chris Gill
FICTION
Synthetic Philosophy: A Manifesto
Neven Sesardic introduces a revolutionary new way to gain philosophical insight.
A Short History of Philosophers’ Haircuts
Sean Gittins informs us of the incontrovertible but hitherto unresearched link between philosophy and hair style.