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CONFERENCE BRIEFING

25 PLATO AND ARISTOTLE ON HUMAN HAPPINESS Jeff Mason and Claude Pearson We present highlights from a recent conference, which provided an exhilarating tour around the thought of two of the fathers of modem western philosophy.

PRIMERS Short articles that set out the basics on philosophy and philosophers.

30 SNAPSHOTS THOMAS KUHN Frank Pajares JOHN STUART MILL Peter Holmes

32 CHANCE OR DESIGN? Roy Ahmed-Jackson A new series examining classic problems in the philosophy of religion kicks off with a look at the teleological argument.

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34 CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED?

Six articles looking at philosophical questions surrounding consciousness, from a wide variety of perspecitves. Includes:

INTERVIEW: NED BLOCK Neil Manson ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE lain MacNaughton A PANPSYCHIST'S VIEW Timothy Sprigge LOGIC & CONSCIOUSNESS Jaroslav Peregrin RYLE REVISITED Guy Douglas & Stewart Saunders THE NEXT STAGE Naomi Eilan

61 PHILOSOPHY@1HElNIERNEf Jeremy Stangroom A look at probably the best resource on the net.

62 Q&A Includes "Is there a link between philosophy and depression?"

63 PARADOXES Francis Moorcroft Russell'sParadox

64 FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE Your letters.

66 THE SKEPTIC Wendy Grossman The founder of The Skeptic magazine'sregular column.

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