Tag: "philosophers & philosophy"

Donald Davidson

Donald Davidson’s theories about mind and language have been incredibly influential in shaping modern analytic philosophy. Giancarlo Marchetti recently asked him about his life and his ideas.
[Issue 32: June/July 2001: Interview]

Elizabeth Anscombe

by Duncan Richter
[Issue 31: March/April 2001: Obituary]

Georg Hendrik von Wright

by Yujin Nagasawa
[Issue 31: March/April 2001: The Library of Living Philosophers]

Seyyed Hossein Nasr

[Issue 30: December 2000 / January 2001: The Library of Living Philosophers]

The Big Question

Can the great philosophers of the past help us to answer the questions that really matter to us? A short story by Mark Noonan.
[Issue 30: December 2000 / January 2001: Short Story]

The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science by Nancy Cartwright

Roger Caldwell introduces us to the untidy but realistic world of philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Books]

People Discussing Ideas

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Editorial]

The Singer Revolution

Ethicist and animal rights advocate Peter Singer has faced public outrage over his views on infanticide and euthanasia. Richard Taylor explains why he regards Singer as the most important thinker of the present generation.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Articles]

What’s New in… African Philosophy

African thinkers are confronting their continent’s vast problems and grappling with the nature of their own intellectual and cultural heritage. Safro Kwame casts a critical eye over the scene and describes the philosophers and their work.
[Issue 28: August/September 2000: Overview]

The African Philosophy Reader

William King ponders a collection of essays which show the diversity of African philosophy.
[Issue 27: June/July 2000: Books]

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