Philosophy Now

Philosophy Now is a magazine for everyone interested in ideas. It isn't afraid to tackle all the major questions of life, the universe and everything. It tries to corrupt innocent citizens by convincing them that philosophy can be exciting, worthwhile and comprehensible, and also to provide some light and enjoyable reading matter for those already ensnared by the muse, such as philosophy students and academics. It contains articles on all aspects of philosophy, plus book reviews, film reviews, news, cartoons, and the occasional short story.

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To Be Is To Persist • Dustin Gray finds out that continuing to exist isn’t as simple as you might think.

The Metaphysics of Groundhog Day • Lawrence Crocker says it’s about time, and personal identity, and free will.

Who am I?

Free Will & The Brain • Kevin Loughran wonders what scientific experiments really tell us about free will.

SiMoN + FiNN

Determinism versus Determinism • Nurana Rajabova is determined to sort it out.

Do We Want To Be Free? • Siobhan Lyons discovers that free will doesn’t come for free.

Homo informaticus • Luc de Brabandere lets us sail with him along the two great rivers of thought that have flowed down the centuries from ancient philosophy into modern computer science, from Plato and Aristotle to Alan Turing and Claude Shannon.

Homosexuality & Christianity • Douglas Groothuis argues that it is possible for someone to be gay, happy, and committed to traditional sexual ethics.

José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) • Morgan Sloan studies a Spanish philosopher and public intellectual who wanted to use philosophy to help society.

The Future of Philosophy is CYBORG • Phil Torres imagines a biotech way of solving intractable philosophical problems.

On Casuistry • Jason Morgan advocates justice without legislation.

The Leviathan

Hedonism in Ancient India & Greece • Nick Gutierrez wonders if pleasureseeking is underrated as a virtue.

HENRI BERGSON (1859–1941) • Creative life force Matter mastered by élan Onwards without end.

Letters • When inspiration strikes, don’t bottle it up. Email me at rick.lewis@philosophynow.org Keep them short and keep them coming!

Truth by Simon Blackburn • Nick Everitt is unconvinced that what Simon Blackburn says about truth is true. Two ‘feminish’ books, reviewed by Stuart Hannabuss and Dharmender Dhillon, reflect on beauty and otherness. Finally, Alexandre Leskanich looks wistfully at all the lives he and we haven’t led.

Perfect Me by Heather Widdows

Xenofeminism by Helen Hester

On Not Being Someone Else by Andrew H. Miller

The NIGHTMARE Before Christmas • Siobhain Lash argues that you can sometimes be to blame even when you couldn’t have done differently.

Arguing with a SOLIPSIST • Raymond Tallis takes it upon himself to prove that you exist.

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Back Issues & Digital Editions

Does History Progress? If So, To What? • Each answer below receives a book. Apologies to the entrants not included.

Do You Need Any Body? • Peter Adamson on Avicenna’s soul survivors.

Diminished Responsibility • Mark Pinder sees physics turn into metaphysics when an experiment goes wrong.