Issue 31 3rd quarter 2005

Contents

Reporter

4 News Hound
News, plus straw poll and mediawatch.

12 Word of Mouse
Beware the wrath of the nerds?

13 30 days
Can you become a philosopher in a month.

15 Soren story
A row erupts over Kierkegaard's life story.

18 People? Pah!
Making friends with anthropologists.

Thoughts

22 Whale rights
Paola Cavalieri makes their case.

29 Sci-Phi
Does math + words = language?

32 Press power
What are newspapers for?

36 Provocations
Worries about materialism.

37 Science wars
Nicholas Maxwell wants a new battle.

42 Woman's work
A raw deal for female philosophers?

Forum - Seven pillars of wisdom

45 Seven pillars
Introducing our forum's theme.

46 Your true voice
Jonathan Rée urges you to find it.

51 Good writing
Al Martinich on why the pen is mighty.

54 Humility
David Cooper cautions against hubris.

57 Please explain
Ted Schick on the centrality of explanation.

60 No sacred cows
John Kekes fights shibboleths.

64 Get engaged
Michael Ruse says: do something else.

68 Off limits
Julian Baggini confesses ignorance.

Discussion

71 My Philosophy
Steve Pyke.

74 One thing...
What scientists would teach us.

The Lowdown

79 The Directory
Listings of UK and US philosophy organisations.

85 Conceptual Carvery
Semantics and syntax.

80 Snapshot
The lowdown on Arthur Schopenhauer.

82 Theory of Knowledge
The sixth in a series on epistemology.

Review

86 New books: neurosis, bullshit and other good stuff.

Last Words

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

94 Letters
Having your say.

96 The Skeptic
Singing songs is no monkey business.