Francis Moorcroft concludes his look at the first two millennia of logic.
issue 4
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”.
Older and Wiser
What’s in store for prospective mature students of philosophy.
Diana: the Republican
Rupert Read explains the extraordinary public reaction to the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Course or Cult?
Jeremy Stangroom on the strange world of the School of Economic Science.
Open Debate: Ethics and the Vegan Way of Life
Les Burwood and Ros Wyeth argue that there are good arguments for adopting the unfashionable view that it is immoral to use animals as a resource.