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Issue 54
February/March 2006

EDITORIAL

Russian Thoughts

by Rick Lewis

NEWS

Philosophy TV Pioneer Dies, Confucius Rehabilitated, Limbo to be Abolished, Work on Causality Wins Lakatos Prize

PHILOSOPHY IN RUSSIA

An American in Moscow

Tim Madigan reports from the 4th Russian Congress of Philosophy.

The Fourth Russian Philosophy Congress

So what are the problems that interest Russian thinkers today? Anna Kostikova and Elena Kosilova answer this question with a roundup of the topics discussed at the biggest gathering of Russian philosophers in history.

Knowledge & Wisdom in the Globalizing World

In his opening address to the Russian Philosophy Congress, Victor Sadovnichiy spoke of sagacity and sophiology.

Tolstoy’s Theory of Nonviolence

Academician Abdusalam A. Guseinov on pacificism and the perspective of the infinite beginning.

Models of Moral Activity

Alexander Razin considers why people act morally (when they do).

Modern Communication, Culture & Philosophy

Vladimir Mironov on semiotics and postmodernism in a shrinking world.

Sociological Reflections on Contemporary Moscow

Tim Delaney shares some observations from his trip to Moscow for the 4th Congress of Philosophy.

“What is to be Done?”

Anna Arutunyan on the lack of agency in contemporary Russia.

How To Be Conscious: Mind & Matter Revisited

What exactly is consciousness? Roger Caldwell looks at the current ideas of three leading figures in philosophy of mind, as revealed in their latest books.

Hobbes on Good and Evil

Craig Ross on how a philosopher with few illusions made a mistake.

Bad News for Fibophiles

Miriam Abbott says the Fibonacci series tells us nothing about the natural world.

Ethics in Government

Richard Baron tries to be good in government.

INTERVIEWS

Lesley Chamberlain

Lesley Chamberlain is the author of Motherland, a book about the history of Russian philosophy from the 19th century onwards, and has another book on the subject coming out soon. Rick Lewis asked her about her books and about Russia’s philosophical past.