Issue 21 1st quarter 2003

Contents

Reporter

6 News Hound
Murdoch memorial; Derrida movie; Queen's crisis; etc.

11 Pressing Ahead
How hard is life for small philosophy publishers?

13 Word of Mouse
Our new regular internet column.

15 Chinese Whispers
Nicholas Bunnin reports on political debates in China.

17 Our New Look
Your guide to the changes we've made to TPM.

19 Out and About
Tim Le Bon enthuses about Socratic dialogue.

Thoughts

19 Uncertainty
F David Peat on a century-long western decline in certainty.

21 Sci-Phi
Mathew Iredale's regular look at science and philosophy.

23 Self-Deception
Paul Davis on why it might not be all bad that we kid ourselves.

25 Provocations
Michael LaBossiere's new column of thought-provokers.

Forum Special

28 Interviews Are Us
Why four major new interviews are fitting for our birthday.

29 Bernard Williams
"Britain's greatest living philosopher" talks about truth and truthfulness.

33 Onora O'Neill
In conversation about trust and philosophy in public life.

37 Donald Davidson
Talks to Gary Jones about the underlying principles of his philosophy.

40 Philippa Foot
Discusses natural goodness and the objectivity of ethics.

Discussion

44 Open Debate
Your chance to take Tibor Machan to task for his defence of libertarianism.

48 Ken Binmore
The economist turned moral philosopher talks to Alex Voorhoeve.

The Lowdown

51 The Directory
Listings of UK and US philosophy organisations.

52 Snapshots
The lowdown on Mahatma Ghandi and Emmanuel Levinas.

54 Conceptual Carvery
A brand new series exploring philosophy's vital distinctions.

55 Explaining Ethics
Part nine of Simon Eassom's ethics primer arrives at Nietzsche.

Review

57-61 We take a look at new publications.

Last Words

62 Bertrand's Break
Cartoons, quizes and the crossword.

64 Letters
In which the editor's failings are mercilessly dissected.

66 The Skeptic
Wendy Grossman doubts for Britain