the philosophers’

magazine issue 21 • 1st quarter 2003

contents reporter 6news hound the regular round up from the world of philosophy

11pressing ahead how hard is life for small philosophy publishers?

13word of mouse our new regular internet column

15chinese whispers Nicholas Bunnin reports on political philosophy debates in China

17our new look your guide to the changes we’ve made to TPM

18out & about Tim LeBon enthuses about Socratic dialogue thoughts 19uncertaintyFDavidPeat on a century-long western decline in certainty

21sci-phiMathew Iredale’s regular look at science and philosophy

23self-deceptionPaulDavisonwhyitmightnotbeallbadthatwekidourselves

25provocationsMichaelLaBossiere’snewcolumnofthought-provokers forum special 28interviews are us why four major new interviews are fitting for our birthday

29Bernard Williams “Britain’s greatest living philosopher” talks about truth and truthfulness

33Onora O’Neill in conversation about trust and philosophy in public life

37Donald Davidson talks to Gary Jones about the unifying principles of his philosophy

40Philippa Foot discusses natural goodness and the objectivity of ethics discussion 44open debate your chance to take Tibor Machan to task for his defence of libertarianism

48Ken Binmore the economist turned moral philosopher talks to Alex Voorhoeve the lowdown 51the directory listings for UK and US philosophy organisations

52snapshotsthelowdown on Mahatma Ghandi and Emmanuel Levinas subscriptions page ten

54conceptual carvery a brand new series exploring philosophy’s vital distinctions

55explaining ethics part nine of Simon Eassom’s ethics primer arrives at Nietzsche review 57On Film by Stephen Mulhall, reviewed by Chris Darke

58What is Ancient Philosophy? by Pierre Hadot, reviewed by James Warren

59Paradoxes from A to Z by Michael Clark, reviewed by Francis Moorcroft

60Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by Edward Craig, reviewed by Julian Baggini

61Emergence by Steven Johnson, reviewed by Phil Stokes last words 62Bertrand’s break cartoons, quizes and the crossword

64lettersinwhich the editor’s failings are mercilessly dissected

66the skeptic Wendy Grossman doubts for Britain

The Philosophers' Magazine/1st quarter 2003