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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The Ontological Argument Revisited • Peter Mullen explores the argument that by definition, God exists.

God & Humility • Benedict O’Connell argues we must recognise our limitations about knowing God.

Deism Traditional & Contemporary • Robert Griffiths looks into an anti-religion, pro-God way of thinking.

De Omnibus Dubitandum [‘On the doubtfulness of everything’]

How Theology Pre-Empts Philosophy • Tony McKenna relates how theology beat philosophy to fundamental metaphysics.

A Theological Self • Stuart Hannabuss journeys into the human condition with Søren Kierkegaard.

Secrets

Faith & An Unreliable God • Patrick Wilson argues that it’s irrational to trust an untrustworthy God.

The Strange Story of The Soviet Spinoza • Lesley Chamberlain on the Spinozists’ dangerous dance with the Bolsheviks.

Philosophy Café

Simon + Finn

The Horror of Relations • Jonathan Beever explores the light and dark sides of interconnectedness.

The Bataillean-Freudian Cat • Ansu Louis employs Freud & Bataille to solve the mystery of human-cat bonding.

Calling Time • Anthony Proctor asks: Are we on time? Do we have time? What is time?

The Phenomenology of Time in Memento • Becca Turcotte looks at some aspects of our experience of time, as revealed by a temporally-challenging movie.

Nat Rutherford • moral philosopher and lecturer in political theory at Royal Holloway, University of London, talks with Annika Loebig about the connections between morality and happiness.

Michel Foucault (1926-84) • Roy Williams analyses a notorious yet influential post-modern philosophe.

Philosophical Haiku

Letters • When inspiration strikes, don’t bottle it up! Write to me at: Philosophy Now 43a Jerningham Road • London • SE14 5NQ, U.K. or email rick.lewis@philosophynow.org Keep them short and keep them coming!

Books • We descend from the divine to the human as Peter Stone reasons about the purpose and uniqueness of human reason, and Stephen Alexander is against a work against humanity. Kate Taylor recalls a ‘humanist’ classic by Jean-Paul Sartre.

The Ahuman Manifesto

Existentialism is a Humanism

WandaVision • Jason Friend searches the infosphere for the identity algorithm [CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS].

The Fantasy of Conscious Machines • Raymond Tallis says talk of ‘artificial intelligence’ is neither intelligent nor indeed, intelligible.

Selling Snake Oil • Seán Moran hunts the hype around hypertension.

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Proof • Jeffrey Wald’s philosophy professor has an epiphany.