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Interview
Luce Irigaray
Luce Irigaray interviewed by Octave Larmagnac-Matheron and translated by Mélanie Salvi.
The Search for Meaning
Philosophers Exploring The Good Life
Jim Mepham quests with philosophers to discover what makes a life good.
The Present Is Not All There Is To Happiness
Rob Glacier says don’t just live in the now.
What Is Life Worth?
Michael Allen Fox wonders whether life really is ‘a precious gift’.
Frankl & Sartre in Search of Meaning
Georgia Arkell compares logotherapy and atheistic existentialism.
Regulars
Editorial: The Search for Meaning
by Rick Lewis
News: June/July 2024
Last days of Plato revealed in new scroll • Philosophy dept chair arrested at protest • No future for Future of Humanity Institute — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Articles
From Postmodernism to Metamodernism
Christina Aziz asks whether metanarratives still matter, and if so, how.
Abelard & Carneades: Yes & No
Frank Breslin says ‘yes and no’ to presenting both sides of an argument.
Reality, Humanity & AI
Nafees Malik surveys our quest for truth, and asks if AI can help us discover more.
Is Driving Fossil-Fuelled Cars Immoral?
Rufus Duits asks when we can justify driving our carbon contributors.
Daniel C. Dennett (1942-2024)
Dan Hutto bids farewell to a friendly giant of philosophy.
Heraclitus (c. 500 BC)
Harry Keith lets flow a stream of ideas about permanence and change.
Columns
Philosophy Shorts: Philosophers on Cheese
by Matt Qvortrup
Philosophical Haiku: Noam Chomsky (1928-)
by Terence Green
The Art of Living: Three Types of Philosophy Text
Massimo Pigliucci organizes his library.
Tallis in Wonderland: Does the Cosmos Have a Purpose?
Raymond Tallis argues intently against universal intention.
Reviews
The Crisis of Culture by Olivier Roy
Théo Blanc draws on recent French philosophy to explore an idea of culture in crisis.
Sophie’s World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder, Vincent Zabus & Nicoby
Scott Parker reads a graphic novel version of Sophie’s World.
The Exorcist: Believer
Susan Hopkins is horrified, but in a thoughtful way.
I’ve Been Thinking by Daniel Dennett
Jane O’Grady is in two minds about Daniel Dennett.
Fiction
A Philosopher’s Life
by Dylan Skurka
