Richard Holton on the future of academic publishing.
Features
Older and Wiser
What’s in store for prospective mature students of philosophy.
Course or Cult?
Jeremy Stangroom on the strange world of the School of Economic Science.
The Wittgenstein Archive
An overview of the Wittgenstein Archive which is dedicated to the study and publication of all aspects of Wittgenstein’s work
Philosophy Enters the Video Age
Rudy Fara is a maker of philosophy videos. Before I say any more, let’s just get a few ideas out of our heads. Forget earnest Open University dons talking straight to camera about how Plato is “our contemporary”. Forget Hollywood pitchers imploring, “it’s gonna be like Woody Allen meets Die Hard”. And forget B-list comedians undertaking a round of interviews with top “egg-heads” in a state of faux-bemusement. What Fara is doing is far more serious and valuable than any of these ideas “video-philosophy” calls to mind, as Julian Baggini discovered.
Philosophers’ Paris
Right up there with the artists of Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame, one of the most enduring images of Paris is of the café-dwelling black-clad existentialist, smoking Gauloises and offering up the occasional bon mot.. But there’s more to Paris and philosophy than existentialism and a couple of overpriced cafés. So if you’re planning a trip to Paris and want to find out more, why not set aside a few hours and follow our walk through the Philosophers’ Rive Gauche.
Visiting a Café Philosophique
Joseph Chandler samples the fare on offer at a London Café Philosophique – and comes away not overly impressed.
Philosophers Playing Games
Julian Baggini interviews Jeremy Hayward and Gerald Jones about making philosophy fun.
The Right to Believe
A Tour Around the Classics 1: William James, “The Will To Believe”