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magazine reporter 6news hound a round-up from the world of philosophy, including straw poll and mediawatch

11Stamp tribute remembering our talented cartoonist

12word of mouse are bloggers the free voice of society or should they just blog off?

13Plato’s Athens a tour of the philosophical sights of the Greek capital

17out & about Tim LeBon is feeling very sleepy, but rest assured, you won’t be

18cable guys the TV show that’s more Zeno than Leno thoughts 20what is philosophy? Simon Blackburn tackles the question that puts philosophers on the spot

22sci-phiistimeup for the commonsense idea of time?

23becoming a Muslim Muhammad Legenhausen on an unusual philosophical journey

25provocationsdoweneedto posit the existence of intelligent creatures?

issue 27 • 3rd quarter 2004

contents forum 28death becomes us Mikel Burley provides a historical overview of philosophy and death

30death survey we analyse the results of an exclusive survey into attitudes towards death

34how weird Jeff Malpas on the strangeness of death, and of life

37no, not me... Robert Solomon on the extent and nature of the denial of death

39risking it all Simon Eassom on why people put their lives on the line for sport

41defining death Ken Kipnis on the surprisingly difficult question of when we actually die

43how they died Joseph Chandler relates several notable philosophical deaths – and one near miss discussion 45open debate Ellen Ruth Klein replies to your comments on her piece about teacher-student sex

49Ronald Dworkin the leading legal philosopher discusses what judges should do the lowdown 51the directory listings for UK and US philosophy organisations

52snapshotsthelowdown on Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Georges Canguilhem

54theory of knowledge the second in the series on understanding epistemology

56conceptual carvery on what is necessary and sufficient review 57The President of Good and Evil by Peter Singer

58Bad Thoughts by Jamie Whyte

59After Theory by Terry Eagleton

60The Creative Mind by Margaret Boden

61Introduction to German Philosophy by Andrew Bowie last words 62Bertrand’s break fun and games

64lettershavingyour say

66the skeptic bad science in Washington DC

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