Back Issues
Issue 27
June/July 2000
EDITORIAL
The Grim Reader
by Rick Lewis
NEWS
WORLD REPORT
Philosophy & Life: A View from Vietnam
One of Vietnam's leading academic philosophers Vu Tinh describes the role of philosophy in his country and in the world at large.
INTERVIEW
Roger Scruton
The foxhunting philosopher has written a new book on Animal Rights and Wrongs. He talked with Anja Steinbauer about Kant, duties and pet rabbits.
DEATH
Death, Faith & Existentialism
Filiz Peach explains what two of the greatest existentialist thinkers thought about death: Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers.
Death in Classical Daoist Thought
Bernard Down explains how two ancient Chinese philosophers explored new perspectives on matters of life and death.
On Not Being
Peter Cave discusses the idea that not existing has never hurt anyone.
OTHER ARTICLES
Whatever Happened to Happiness?
Adam Potkay says there was always much more to happiness than just feelin' good. He argues that we should once again recognise that the good life is the happy life.
When it Comes to the Church
Trevor Emmott probes David Hume's unreasonable view of cause and effect.
E. O. Wilson on the Foundations of Ethics
Can gene-culture evolution, rather than philosophy, answer our deepest ethical questions? Torin Alter on moral values and the appliance of science.
Philosophical Viruses
Richard Taylor on how language can mislead us.
The Library of Living Philosophers: Arthur Danto
by Rick Lewis
DEBATE
Round Table: Science versus Philosophy?
Given the success of science, do we really need philosophy? Four distinguished scientists and philosophers and about 170 members of the public gathered in a London bookstore to hammer out the issues. This robust and goof-humoured Round Table was the second in the series held by Philosophy Now and Philosophy For All to examine how philosophy relates to other ways of seeing the world.
QUIZ
Literary Death Quiz
set by Andrew Dodsworth
COLUMNS
Dear Socrates
Our celebrity columnist answers readers' questions.
Moral Moments: The Truth about Lying
A new column by Joel Marks.
LETTERS
Opinions on Who Cares Whether God Exists, Nietzsche, and more...
BOOKS
Bob Sharpe considers art for the masses, the topic of a new book by Noel Carroll. Meanwhile, William King ponders a collection of essays which show the diversity of African philosophy.
FILMS
Ladies and gentlemen... 21st Century Philosophy Now is proud to present the first showing in a new series of philosophical film articles by Thomas Wartenberg. In this instalment he looks at American Beauty, Fight Club and Being John Malkovich.
HUMOUR
Restaurant Metaphysics
Mark Leech on causality and coffee.