Philosophy Now

Philosophy Now is a magazine for everyone interested in ideas. It isn't afraid to tackle all the major questions of life, the universe and everything. It tries to corrupt innocent citizens by convincing them that philosophy can be exciting, worthwhile and comprehensible, and also to provide some light and enjoyable reading matter for those already ensnared by the muse, such as philosophy students and academics. It contains articles on all aspects of philosophy, plus book reviews, film reviews, news, cartoons, and the occasional short story.

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News

Philosophy Shorts

Plato versus Literature • Daniel Toré asks, can literature save us?

Bookmarks & Nothingness

What Makes A Book Great? • Colin Stott critiques the critical thinking of Matthew Arnold and F.R. Leavis.

Milan Kundera’s Philosophy of the Novel • Mike Sutton reflects on the existential code of the novel.

Philosophers’ Café

SiMON & FiNN

Don Quixote & Narrative Identity • Inês Pereira Rodrigues asks, are we always (or ever) who we say we are?

Shakespeare: Folly, Humanism & Critical Theory • Sam Gilchrist Hall surveys folly and wisdom in Shakespeare’s world and beyond.

How to Be an Antiracist Consequentialist • Nathaniel Goldberg and Chris Gavaler consider Ibram X. Kendi’s requirements for being antiracist.

When to Hold Your Friends’ Feet to the Fire • Jordan Myers argues, against Christine Korsgaard, that we shouldn’t always hold our friends morally responsible.

The Healing of Philosophy • John Clark, MD, says our worship of the intellect has become pathological.

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) • The fool thinks he leads – Mad Corsican, History’s pawn – Honest rustic folk

What You Need to Read Before You Read Kant • 22nd April 2024 is the 300th birthday of Immanuel Kant. Anja Steinbauer introduces the man and gets you ready for his three Critiques

Kant in the Café • Peter Mullen uncovers the personal secrets of philosophers.

Kant the (P)Russian Philosopher? • Robert R. Clewis considers present implications of Kant’s Russian connections.

Kant & Love • Ivan Iyer has a beautiful Kantian understanding of love.

M.M. Bakhtin (1895-1975) • Vladimir Makovtsev asks: M.M. Bakhtin, philosopher or philologist?

Bakhtin’s Concepts

Letters

On Listening • Massimo Pigliucci hears from Plutarch.

I’ve Been Thinking • Jane O’Grady is in two minds about Daniel Dennett, Ben Almassi learns that to forgive is complex, and Dan Ray says we must change our minds to save the world.

Failures of Forgivenes

Ways of Being Alive

Witness for the Prosecution • Matt Qvortrup sees Agatha Christie meet Aristotle in Billy Wilder’s classic.

The Illusion of Illusionism • Raymond Tallis sees through a physicalist confusion.

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Back Issues & Digital Editions

How Can We Achieve World Peace? • Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.

Who’s Watching Who? • Grant Bartley tells a terrifying tale of privacy, paranoia and popular culture.