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
The Concept of the Other from Kant to Lacan • Peter Benson looks at how continental minds see how we see other minds.
What is Derrida Saying to Us? • Mike Sutton gives us his present interpretation of Derrida’s traces.
Foucault’s Elephant • Thomas Morrison looks hard at Michel Foucault’s problem with science.
Hannah Arendt & Simone Weil on the Need for Roots • Scott Remer thinks we arendt happy without a community and considers the complete reconstruction of the modern world to be well worth weil.
Georges Bataille’s Experience • Michael Mocatta finds a practical aid for recovery from addiction in a philosophy of extreme experience.
DOGMAS • Sandy Grant dares to doubt them.
Which Is To Say
Free Will in the Age of Neuromodulation • Nayef Al-Rodhan explores some of the implications of our increasing ability to chemically and technologically alter our moods and thoughts.
The Ultimate Tranquilizer • Maria Karvouni introduces an Epicurean state of mind.
Indigenous Philosophies • Miguel van der Velden invites us to consider to the philosophical ideas of the world’s many Indigenous communities.
GIAMBATTISTA VICO (1668–1744)
Duns Scotus (1265/66-1308) • Jack Allen considers the influential ideas of a medieval philosopher-monk.
Letters
Books • Mark Waller finds out with Emrys Westacott that the simple life is not so simple after all, whilst Peter Stone detects an attempted literary left-wing hatchet job (an ice-pick job?) on Noam Chomsky.
Decoding Chomsky
RASHOMON • Matt Qvortrup contemplates the fleeting nature of truth through Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece.
Making Children Moral • In the first part of our mini-series on moral education, Michael Hand considers whether schools should be involved in trying to make children moral.
Fifty Shades of Black • Raymond Tallis berates the malign pessimism of John Gray.
What are the Moral Limits of Free Speech and Action? • Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the many entrants not included.
The Parable of the Ultimate Computer • Michael Langford computes the future of computing the future.