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Welcome to our Articles section. Below you will find a selection of articles from The Philosophers' Magazine. If you are a subscriber, then you can access the 1033 articles which appear in our Archive.
The Articles
Word of Mouse Issue 38
By Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi on why the trade in pounds for pixels could be heading underground. The TPM Essay: Why I Have No Future
By Galen Strawson
Galen Strawson argues it makes no difference whether he lives or dies. Darwinism and its Discontents: a review
By A review by Tim Lewins
Tim Lewins on Michaeal Ruse's examination of the criticisms of Darwinism. My Philosophy: Lucy Eyre
By Interview by Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini meets the debut philosophical novelist Lucy Eyre. Opening the Big Tent
By Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton on being denounced as a vulgarian. Finding the Music Again
By David E Cooper
David E Cooper recalls the day he fell back in love with philosophy. Strange Goings On Down at the Farm
By Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini meets the farmer with a PhD who’s making his fourth metaphysical movie Mommy Wars
By Jean Kazez
Is it a tragedy when intelligent women become stay at home parents? asks Jean Kazez. How to be Agnostic
By Mark Vernon
Mark Vernon argues against atheism and belief. Sci-Phi Issue 36
By Mathew Iredale
Mathew Iredale asks if we must disagree. The Rules of Flirtation
By Carrie Jenkins
Carrie Jenkins does some conceptual analysis with practical implications Thank Who Very Much?
By Ronald Aronson
Ronald Aronson on gratitude in a godless world. My Philosophy: Salley Vickers
By Interview by Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini talks to the acclaimed novelist. Omnivore Issue 33
By Scott McLemee
Scott McLemee on why the sublime can be terrible The Recall of the Wild
By Beth Pearson
Beth Pearson examines the ethics of returning species to the wild. The Magic of Disney
By Jeff Mason
Jeff Mason on why he is enchanted by the magic kingdom. This Isn't My Body
By Ophelia Benson
Ophelia Benson on the people who want to cut off their healthy limbs — and the philosophers who want to let them. Omnivore Issue 32
By Scott McLemee
The first in a new column from award-winning writer and journalist Scott McLemee. My Philosophy: Steve Pyke
By Interview by Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini talks to the photographer of the philosophers. Philosophy in 30 Days
By Ellie Levenson
Ellie Levenson tries out a new guide to enlightenment in thirty days. Word of Mouse Issue 30
By Jeremy Stangroom
Jeremy Stangroom shows how the internet can frighten you half to death. Festivals of Thinking
By Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini on how literary festivals in Edinburgh and elsewhere are welcoming philosophers. Derrida: the excluded favourite
By Simon Glendinning
Simon Glendinning offers a personal remembrance of Jacques Derrida, who died in November 2004. Blogging: a head to head debate
By Chris Bertram & Jeremy Stangroom
Chris Bertram and Jeremy Stangroom exchanged heated words about the merits of blogging. Out and About Issue 29
By Tim LeBon
Tim Le Bon on the wisdom of Homer… Simpson. The Soho Symposium
By Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini listens in on a fascinating discourse on love. Not So High and Mighty
By Nigel Rodgers & Mel Thompson
Nigel Rodgers and Mel Thompson on the stories which undermine the myth of the philosopher as a high-minded thinker. Information Inspiration
By Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi on the transition from the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence to the philosophy of information. Open Debate: Spin, Truth and Lies
By Stephen Burwood
Stephen Burwood considers “an honourable deception” by “a pretty straight sort of guy”. See the end of the article for how to contribute your views. MediaWatch Issue 26
By TPM
Philosophers and philosophy in the media. Newshound Issue 26
By TPM
Brandom's prize; Socrates by stealth; dismissed from cyberspace; and more. Sporting Significance
By Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson on why it really does matter if a ball crosses a line. Word of Mouse Issue 24
By Jeremy Stangroom
How civility can be lost in cyberspace. Creating Citizens
By Bernard Crick
Bernard Crick on how and why to teach citizenship. The Conceptual Carvery Issue 25
By Peter Fosl
Peter Fosl on thick and thin ethical concepts. The Widening Gyre
By Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner argues that liberalism can’t cash its claim to neutrality. Rational Irrationality
By Alfred Mele
Alfred Mele argues we shouldn’t try too hard to rid ourselves of all delusions. Coherence & Co.
By Susan Haack
Susan Haack on the the importance of coherence and related concepts for truth and knowledge. Call in the Shrinks: philosophy and psychoanalysis
By Louise Braddock
Louise Braddock on the relationship between philosophy and psychoanalysis. Alan Turing: a snapshot
By Peter Cave
Peter Cave on the pioneer of computer technology. Sci-Phi Issue 25
By Mathew Iredale
Is it time that Schrödinger’s cat was let out of its box? Open Debate: Sex with the Teacher
By E Ruth Klein
E R Klein argues that no good reason has yet been given for academic institutions
to condemn consensual sexual relationships between students and lecturers. Word of Mouse Issue 26
By Jeremy Stangroom
How a kind of groupthink operates on the internet. Fed up in Philly
By Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini on the mega-conference that has everyone beat. Do Philosophers Love Wisdom?
By Nicholas Maxwell
Nicholas Maxwell on the need for a new intellectual revolution. Philosophers and the Iraq War
By Joseph Chandler
Where were the philosophers when the US and UK went into Iraq, asks Joseph Chandler. Provocations Issue 21
By Michael LaBossiere
Michael LaBossiere wonders whether computer hackers may have morality, and John Locke, on their side. Social and Political Philosophy: contemporary perspectives - a review
By Kumar Neeraj Sachdev
Kumar Neeraj Sachdev on James Sterba's ideas about socio-political justice. The Skeptic Issue 20
By Wendy Grossman
Wendy Grossman on the Big Brother phenomenon. The Anti-Human Rights Campaigner: an interview with Mary Warnock
By Interview by Julian Baggini
Mary Warnock talks to Julian Baggini about reproductive technologies and why she finds talk of rights unhelpful and harmful. Rethinking Animals
By Paola Cavalieri
Paola Cavalieri on the moral status of non-humans. What Philosophers Are Really Like
By Julian Baggini
The 2002 TPM Online survey reveals some intriguing differences between professional philosophers, enthusiasts and philosophobes. A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues: a review
By A review by John Cottingham
John Cottingham on a book by André Comte-Sponville that delivers more than might be feared. Seventh Annual Arizona Conference on Ancient Philosophy
By Jeff Mason
Learning from the Greeks in Arizona. Beyond Nature Versus Nurture
By Massimo Pigliucci
Massimo Pigliucci on how science is outrunning philosophy in an age-old debate. Who's the Greatest?
By Julian Baggini
What do people actually think about great art? Discourse: Texts and Truths
By Jonathan Derbyshire
Is philosophy right to place such high importance on its canonical texts? Tips for the Top: how to be a philosopher
By Brook Sadler
Brook Sadler on how to become a philosophical legend. Dream of Reason: a review
By Jeff Mason
Jeff Mason reviews Anthony Gottlieb's The Dream of Reason: A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance. Conference Briefing: Looking Out and In
By Lyn May
Lyn May reports from the annual conference of the National Committee of Philosophy. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: a synopsis
By Frank Pajares
Kuhn's classic work is one of the standard texts in the philosophy of science. In a complementary piece to our snapshot article, we present an edited version of Professor Frank Pajares' synopsis of the book. The Consolations of Philosophy: a review
By Alex Klaushofer
Alex Klaushofer on Alain de Botton's best-seller. Sartre's Existential Humanism Part 2
By Jeff Mason
The second part of Jeff Mason's look at Satre's popular introduction to existentialism. A Change of Mind: an interview with Ted Honderich
By Interview by Jeremy Stangroom
Professor Ted Honderich talked to Jeremy Stangroom about the genesis of his theory, and the change of direction required to get there. The God Experiment: an interview with Russell Stannard
By Interview by Jeremy Stangroom
Jeremy Stangroom talks to the physicist Russell Stannard about reconciling religion and science.
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