Back Issues
Issue 28
August/September 2000
EDITORIAL
People Discussing Ideas
by Rick Lewis
NEWS
INTERVIEW
Sir Stuart Hampshire
He has a new theory of justice based on the inevitability of conflict and on the importance of hearing the other side. Paul Sheehy asked him about his struggles with justice.
ARTICLES
The Singer Revolution
Ethicist and animal rights advocate Peter Singer has faced public outrage over his views on infanticide and euthanasia. Richard Taylor explains why he regards Singer as the most important thinker of the present generation.
Proper Sentiment and Human Cloning
Stephen Clark on the responsibilty of those who create new kinds of life.
Musical Hermeneutics: The 'Authentic' Performance of Early Music
What does make a musical performance authentic? What do we mean by authenticity anyway? Michael Graubart looks for some answers.
A Recipe for Authenticity
Nobody ever put food on the table by worrying about the notion of authenticity ...or did they? Gordon Giles on authentic culinary performance.
Cross-Dressing with Jacques and Judy
Peter Benson ponders the construction and deconstruction of our traditional notions about gender.
Needs & Wants
Peg Tittle wonders if she can be happy alone without feeling guilty about it.
Survival of the Fittest
Does 'survival of the fittest' simply mean 'survival of those best able to survive'? If so, is the theory of evolution just an empty statement of the obvious? Fred Leavitt unravels a logical challenge to Darwinism.
At the Festival of Philosophy
Martin Cohen was at the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, Boston, December 27-30th, 1999. Jack Reynolds organised the 6th Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference in Canberra, April 2000.
The Library of Living Philosophers: Willard V. Quine
by Rob Stainton
Sophie's World: The Boardgame!
Chris Bloor spends a Summer afternoon wisely with white wine, some friends and a pair of dice.
OVERVIEW
What's New in African Philosophy
African thinkers are confronting their continent's vast problems and grappling with the nature of their own intellectual and cultural heritage. Safro Kwame casts a critical eye over the scene and describes the philosophers and their work.
HUMOUR
"I have a philosophical secret!"
The lowest-rated Jerry Springer show ever.
LETTERS
Opinions on Mel-Born, Pleasure and Pain, Hume, and more...
BOOKS
Roger Caldwell introduces us to the untidy but realistic world of philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright.
THEATRE
Our new film columnist has discovered an exciting new type of movie: there's no screen and the parts are played by live actors, in real time. Thomas Wartenberg reports on the play Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn.
COLUMNS
Dear Socrates
Our celebrity columnist answers readers' questions.
Moral Moments: Simon Says: Do the Right Thing!
by Joel Marks
SHORT STORY
Al's Existential Breakfast
Stuart Hanscomb on fry-ups and Nausea.