Mary Midgley was one of Britain’s most widely-read philosophers. Like her old friend, Iris Murdoch, Midgley fought hard against the orthodoxies of post-war philosophy in the English-speaking world. In this interview she talked to Julian Baggini about both her own and Murdoch’s philosophical and intellectual development.
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Immanuel Kant: a snapshot
Peter Herrisone-Kelly tackles the mighty Kant.
An Introduction to Logic Part 2
Francis Moorcroft concludes his look at the first two millennia of logic.
A Necessary God?
Roy Jackson tries to make sense of the ontological argument for the existence of God.
Three Questions on Religion and Philosophy
A personal view of the relationship between faith and reason.
What Can the Theory of Evolution Tell Us About the Human Mind?
By John Dupré.
Modular Madness
Is the modular theory of mind a confused piece of pseudo-scientific thinking?
Sartre’s Existential Humanism Part 1
The first part of Jeff Mason’s look at Sartre’s popular introduction to existentialism.
Conference Briefing: The Mind Aristotelian Society Joint Session
A report from Britain’s biggest annual gathering of philosophers.
How the Laws of Physics Still Lie: an interview with Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright believes it is a myth that science is on its way to furnishing us with a theory of everything. Jonathan Walmsley talked to her about how her ideas have developed and about her new book “The Dappled World”.
Conference Briefing: Wittgenstein and Forms of Life
TPM investigates Wittgenstein and his forms of life.
Older and Wiser
What’s in store for prospective mature students of philosophy.