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Issue 43 • 4th quarter 2008
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AC T I ONS & E VE NT S
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F ro m t h e e d i t o r
Ne ws It’s good for Adam Smith and Thomas Hobbes, but bad for David Hume
Me d i a wa t c h Philosophy and philosophers in the mass media
Wo r d o f Mo u s e Luciano Floridi on how IT is changing sport
T h re a d s Ophelia Benson’s regular look at the blogs
T HOUGHT S
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T h e T P M E s s a y Mark Rowlands is puzzled by girls going wild
S c i - P h i Mathew Iredale’s regular look at science and philosophy
XXI I WORL D C ONGRE S S S P E C I AL
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Da v i d C h a l me r s The first of five congress interviews
Wh a t ? Wh y ? Wh o ? The story behind the WCP and its organiser
I o a n n a Ku çç u ra d i Talking and acting on human rights
An g l o - S a x o n re s e r v e Where were the British in Korea?
E r n i e L e p o re Words about words
T h e p l u ra l i s m p ro b l e m Managing diversity in philosophy
Jo n a t h a n I s ra e l Why philosophers need history
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S e o u l s e a rc h i n g Our overview of the week-long congress
Wo r d Po we r Peter Kemp’s opening address
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T h e mi n d o f t h e h o s t Inside Korean philosophy
Al v i n Go l d ma n Knowledge gets social
Un i t i n g n a t i o n s ? UNESCO’s love affair with philosophy
T h e d e l e g a t e s ’ v i e w Perspectives from Africa and Asia
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