the philosophers’

magazine issue 31 • 3rd quarter 2005

reporter 4news hound news, plus straw poll and mediawatch

12word of mouse beware the wrath of the nerds

1330 days can you be a philosopher in a month?

15Søren story a row erupts over Kierkegaard’s life story

18people? pah! making friends with anthropologists thoughts 22whale rights Paola Cavalieri makes their case

29sci-phiDoesmaths + words = language?

32press power what are newspapers for?

36provocationsworriesaboutmaterialism

37science wars Nicholas Maxwell wants a new battle

42woman’s work a raw deal for female philosophers?

forum 45seven pillars introducing our forum’s theme

46your true voice Jonathan Rée urges you to find it

51good writing Al Martinich on why the pen is mighty

54humilityDavidCoopercautionsagainsthubris

57please explain Ted Schick on the centrality of explanation

60no sacred cows John Kekes fights shibboleths

64get engaged Michael Ruse says: do something else

68off limits Julian Baggini confesses ignorance discussion 71my philosophy Steve Pyke

74one thing... what scientists would teach us the lowdown 79the directory listings for UK and North America

80snapshotthelowdown on Arthur Schopenhauer

82theory of knowledge the sixth in the introductory series

85conceptualcarverysemanticsandsyntax review 86new books neurosis, bullshit and other good stuff last words 92Bertrand’sbreakfunandgames

94lettershavingyour say

96the skeptic singing songs is no monkey business subscriptions & TPM shop page 78

The Philosophers' Magazine/3rd quarter 2005