Issue
1 Winter 1997
Contents
News and Reports
6 News
US Supreme Court rejects philosophers' arguments; Aristotle's
Lyceum found; French philosopher turns film maker; plus more.
8 MediaWatch
A selection from clippings about philosophy from newspapers
and magazines
Features
9 Philosophers Playing Games
How two teachers are out to revolutionise they way we teach
philosophy to children and adults. Interview, plus an introduction
to the four types of activity they use.
Essays
12 Cloning and Immortality
Will the technology that enabled scientists to clone a sheep
provide us with a route to immortality?
14 Descartes, Hume and Human Nature
A fresh look at how two giants of western philosophy differ
in their analysis of human nature.
17 Relativism and the Philosophy of Religious Education
The author argues that current methods for teaching religion
in schools by their nature endorse relativism, and offers
an alternative that that avoids charges of indoctrination.
Open Debate
19 On What Sexism Is and What It Is Not
A provocative essay, and three sets of objections and replies.
Snapshots
24 Paul Churchland
25 Soren Kierkegaard
Special Feature
26 The Case For Legalised Euthanasia
We reproduce, with a new introduction, the arguments presented
to the US Supreme Court by six top US academics in favour
of euthanasia.
Underrated, Overlooked
32 The Absolute Idealism of Josiah Royce
Professor Timothy Sprigge on why Joyce's reputation is overdue
a rethink.
Forum
34 In Defence of Marx
Fifteen pages of differing perspectives on the relevance
of marxist philosophy today.
A Tour Around
The Classics: William James
49 The Right To Believe
A new introduction to James' classic defence of religious
belief.
52 The Will To Believe
James' seminal work, 100 years old in 1997, republished in
full.
The Philosophers'
Review
58-60 New Publications Reviewed
Regulars
61 Philosophy@The.Internet
62 Q&A
63 Paradoxes
64 From Our Own Correspondence
66 The Skeptic
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