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Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Time of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger
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Time of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger

This issue we travel back in time in Germany, as Leonid Bilmes uses words and symbols to consider the words and symbols of four famous ‘Weimar magicians’.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/146/Time_of_the_Magicians_by_Wolfram_Eilenberger
by Philosophy Now
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: A Yorkshire Wittgenstein
Replies: 1
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A Yorkshire Wittgenstein

If Ludwig Wittgenstein had come from Yorkshire, what might his Tractatus have been like? Dr G.E.B. Smith imagines.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/51/A_Yorkshire_Wittgenstein
by Philosophy Now
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: What Is Free Will?
Replies: 6
Views: 1009

What Is Free Will?

Grant Bartley wants to know what the problem with freedom is all about.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/159/What_Is_Free_Will
by Philosophy Now
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: A Philosophical History of Transhumanism
Replies: 2
Views: 869

A Philosophical History of Transhumanism

John Kennedy Philip goes deep into the search for (post-) human heights.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/160/A_Philosophical_History_of_Transhumanism
by Philosophy Now
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: John Locke (1632-1704)
Replies: 1
Views: 843

John Locke (1632-1704)

John P. Irish goes into full Locke-down with a titan of philosophy.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/138/John_Locke_1632-1704
by Philosophy Now
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Philip Pettit & The Birth of Ethics
Replies: 1
Views: 849

Philip Pettit & The Birth of Ethics

Peter Stone thinks about a thought experiment about how ethics evolved.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/160/Philip_Pettit_and_The_Birth_of_Ethics
by Philosophy Now
Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Inception
Replies: 1
Views: 1037

Inception

Heather Rivera dreams up a film review. Or does she?

https://philosophynow.org/issues/88/Inception
by Philosophy Now
Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Torture & Ticking Bombs
Replies: 1
Views: 1039

Torture & Ticking Bombs

Edward Hall is sceptical about this infamous ethical example’s usefulness.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/159/Torture_and_Ticking_Bombs
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Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Parrhesia & Doing Philosophy with Children
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Views: 1190

Parrhesia & Doing Philosophy with Children

Maria daVenza Tillmanns considers the need for freedom of speech for children.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/159/Parrhesia_and_Doing_Philosophy_with_Children