Tag: "meaning of life"

“What is to be Done?”

Anna Arutunyan on the lack of agency in contemporary Russia.
[Issue 54: February/March 2006: Philosophy in Russia]

Miranda and the Meaning of Life

An existentialist fairy tale by Nolan Whyte.
[Issue 54: February/March 2006: Short Story]

The Philosophy of John Lennon

What is it like to be a Beatle? Gary Tillery argues that Lennon’s pronouncements, both cynical and idealistic, reveal a sincere and original thinker.
[Issue 52: August/September 2005: Articles]

Our philosophical film guru Thomas Wartenberg is charmed by Before Sunset but thinks it fumbles an opportunity to examine one of the genuine philosophical problems of growing older.
[Issue 48: October/November 2004: Films]

The Meaning of Life

A gripping tale of philosophy, literature and romance by Philip Bellamy.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004: Short Story]

Religion and Truth

Richard Taylor on the proper role of myths and mysteries.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004: Philosophy of Religion]

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Rochester and an internationally renowned ethicist. Tim Madigan tracked him down to discuss Schopenhauer, metaphysics and the intriguing art of beekeeping.
[Issue 40: March/April 2003: Interview]

The Meaning of Life

Daniel Hill argues that without God, life would be meaningless.
[Issue 35: March/April 2002: Heresy]

The Man on the Clapham Omnibus Revisited

Who is this semi-mythical figure, and what does he really think? Tim Madigan decided that there was only one way to find out…
[Issue 33: September/October 2001: Articles]

The Meaning of Life: A tribute to the late Douglas Adams

Did you feel a tiny bit frustrated when Douglas Adams told us in The Hitchhikers’ Guide To the Galaxy that the meaning of life was 42? Tim LeBon did and wondered what interplanetary wanderer Arthur Dent might have concluded if he’d met some real philosophers.
[Issue 33: September/October 2001: Short Story]