Back Issues
Issue 33
September/October 2001
EDITORIAL
Feminisms
by Rick Lewis
NEWS
INTERVIEW
Mary Daly
She is a world-renowned Radical Feminist philosopher, theologian and author.
FEMINISMS
Women Philosophers
Therese Dykeman on a case for a Sherlock Holmes and Dorothy Sayers.
Fashion Emergency!
Feminist theory has recently faced accusations of trendiness, but Marianne Janack and Michelle LaRocque leap to its defence.
Why Feminists Should Oppose Feminist Virtue Ethics
Some feminists say women should forget old-fashioned ethical rules and focus on developing positive aspects of their characters. Not so, says Sarah Conly.
Jezebel
Jezebel was a much-maligned woman, but Dane Gordon wonders if she really deserved such a bad name.
OTHER ARTICLES
Wittgenstein's Significance
Mark Cain on the 50th anniversary of Ludwig Wittgenstein's death.
Carpal Knowledge
Raymond Tallis on the natural philosophy of caress. It's gripping stuff!
The Ethics of Tit-for Tat
Massimo Pigliucci on game theory, rational egoism and the evolution of fairness.
The Man on the Clapham Omnibus Revisited
Who is this semi-mythical figure, and what does he really think? Tim Madigan decided that there was only one way to find out...
The Library of Living Philosophers: Hilary Putnam
by Samir Okasha
OVERVIEW
What's New in Philosophy of Language
The 20th century saw the complex relationship between language, mind and world become absolutely central to philosophy. Steven Geisz guides us through the debates, the different positions and the latest thinking.
COLUMNS
Dear Socrates: A Symposium on Wisdom
Our celebrity columnist answers readers' questions.
Moral Moments: Science & Philosophy: Vive la Différence!
by Joel Marks
LETTERS
Opinions on Bombing Iraq, Intelligent Design, Milwaukee Confucianism, and more...
BOOKS
Terri Murray samples Mary Daly's highly individual style and concludes that it enhances her 'desperate' message, while Sam Nico commends Shimon Malin's illuminating look at the philosophy of quantum physics.
FILMS
Does Hollywood sometimes get everything back-to-front? A new film called Memento certainly does. Our movie maestro Thomas Wartenberg takes a look.
SHORT STORY
The Meaning of Life: A tribute to the late Douglas Adams
Did you feel a tiny bit frustrated when Douglas Adams told us in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy that the meaning of life was 42? Tim LeBon did and wondered what interplanetary wanderer Arthur Dent might have concluded if he'd met some real philosophers.