Journeyman Philosopher

 This arose from an article I read in Philosophy Now (Issue 167, April/May 2025) by James R. Robinson, who developed his ideas while writin...

 As I mentioned in an earlier post this month, I’m currently reading Brian Greene’s book, Until the End of Time; Mind, Matter; and Our Sear...

 This was a Question of the Month , answers to which appeared in the latest issue of Philosophy Now (Issue 167, April/May 2025). I didn’t s...

 Whatever you might think about Noam Chomsky’s political views, I’ve always found his philosophical views worth listening to, whether I agre...

 I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos of Alan Moore , who’s probably best known for his graphic novels, Watchmen and V for Vendetta ,...

 I’ve written on this topic before, more than once, but one could write a book on it, and Yuval Noah Harari has come very close with his lat...

 In a not-so-recent post , I referenced Philosophy Now Issue 165 (Dec 2024/Jan 2025), which had the theme, The Return of God . However, its...

This is something I’ve written about before, so what can I possibly add? Sometimes the reframing of a question changes the emphasis. In this...

 I was given a book for a birthday present just after the turn of the century, titled A Terrible Beauty; The People and Ideas that Shaped th...

  Philosophy Now Issue 163 (Aug/Sep 2024) has as its theme, The Politics of Freedom . I’ve already cited an article by Paul Doolan in my la...

 I read an article in Philosophy Now by Paul Doolan, who ‘taught philosophy in international schools in Asia and in Europe’ and is also an ...

 This is another question of the month from Philosophy No w. My first reaction was that the question was unanswerable, but then I realised t...

 I’ve read 2 articles, one in New Scientist (12 Oct 2024) and one in Philosophy Now (Issue 164, Oct/Nov 2024), which, on the surface, seem...