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4/ The Philosophers’ Magazine 21 Parkhurst Road London, N22 8JQ United Kingdom Tel: 020 8889 7041 Fax: 0870 125 3783 editor@philosophers.co.uk www.philosophers.co.uk Philosophers’ The Magazine issue fifteen • summer 2001 Editor Julian Baggini Editor, New Media Jeremy Stangroom Contributing Editors Susan Dwyer, Simon Eassom, Peter Fosl, Michael LaBossiere, Jeff Mason, Christian Perring Events Directory Co-ordinator Mitch Hodge Subscriptions UK: 020 7538 8288 North America: 1-800 444 2419 ext.1 See page 25 for full details Contributors James Baillie, David Beisecker, Emma Borg, Anthony Campbell, Joseph Chandler, Steve Deery, Simon Eassom, Wendy Grossman, Margaret Gullan-Whur, Salam Hawa, Mitch Hodge, Ted Honderich, Mathew Iredale, Sue Johnson, Todd Jones, Michael LaBossiere, Tim LeBon, Brian Leiter, Lyn May, John Michael McGuire, Francis Moorcroft, Stephen Palmquist, Rupert Read, Robert Stainton, Karen J Warren, Thomas Wallgren, Ron Wilburn Illustrations Felix Bennett (cover), Shaun Williams Graphics Jerry Bird With Thanks to Susannah Gill, Lori Fells, Steve Palmquist, Bernard Stangroom, Pam Swope Distribution by (UK) Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN Tel: 020 8986 4854 (North America) Ingram Periodicals Inc., 1240 Heil Quaker Blvd., La Vergne, TN 37086-7000 Tel: (615) 793 5522 (North America) Ubiquity Distributors Inc., 607 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 875 5491 Printed by Warwick Printing, Theatre Street, Warwick Contributors Notes Prospective contributors should contact the editor for further information or to submit ideas. Please do not send unsolicted manuscripts. © 2001, The Philosphers’ Magazine contents News and Features 6 NEWS HOUND The all-time top 50, Lord Sutherland and the death of Wesley Salmon 9 MEDIA WATCH Philosophy and philosophers in the mass media COVER STORY: TV THINKERS 13 KIM YOUNG-OAK John Michael McGuire The lecturer topping the ratings in Korea Essays 15 UNBREAKABLE Salam Hawa Hegel goes to Hollywood in the Bruce Willis movie 11 ALAIN DE BOTTON Steve Deery Cheering yourself up with Nietzsche Good riddance? p23 17 SURVIVING DEATH Anthony Campbell Why philosophers have not always been so dismissive. 19 HUME ON ETHICS James Baillie Getting the great Scot right on morality Discussion 23 OPEN DEBATE: EXTINCTION Michael LaBossiere The case for letting species die and your chance to bite back 26 DISCOURSE Joseph Chandler Debating paternalism and philosophers in public life All views expressed in The Philosophers’ Magazine represent those of the authors of each article and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers. ThePhilosophers’Magazine/Summer 2001 ISSN 1354-814X
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onference Briefing 30 FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM Ron Wilburn et al A report, interview and highlight from the INPC conference in Idaho Primers Short articles on the basics 52 SNAPSHOTS SPINOZA Margaret Gullan-Whur WITTGENSTEIN Rupert Read 54 EXPLAINING ETHICS Simon Eassom Part three of the series introducing moral philosophy The Philosophers’ Review 56 New publications including VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS Various Francis Moorcroft TWO BOOKS ON GOODNESS Blackburn and Foot Gerald Lang Idaho ahoy, p30 contents /5 FORUM LANGUAGE AND MEANING More than just words. Full details on page 34 INTERVIEWS Simon Blackburn Michael Dummett Hilary Putnam Julian Baggini ARTICLES Introduction Joseph Chandler Interpretation Robert Stainton Object Words Matter Emma Borg The New Wittgenstein Thomas Wallgren WRITINGS ON AN ETHICAL LIFE Peter Singer Simon Eassom KANT DOUBLE BILL Rescher and Morgan Stephen Palmquist Regulars 8 THE GOURMET Brian Leiter Who’s in, out, up or down 10 MITCH’S DIARY & DIRECTORY Now with organisational as well as events listings 21 PHILOSOPHY@THE. INTERNET Mitch Hodge Updates from the world wide web 22 OUT & ABOUT Tim Le Bon Philosophy beyond academia 29 SCI-PHI Mathew Iredale Why wars start 61 BIBLIOPHILE Building a home library 62 BERTRAND’S BREAK Pondweed, Stamp, quizes plus the concise or cryptic crossword 64 LETTERS Corrections, comments, praise and protestations 66 THE SKEPTIC Wendy Grossman Religion and the census PLUS 25 SUBSCRIBE 26 TPMSHOP ThePhilosophers’Magazine/Summer 2001

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onference Briefing 30 FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM Ron Wilburn et al A report, interview and highlight from the INPC conference in Idaho

Primers Short articles on the basics

52 SNAPSHOTS SPINOZA Margaret Gullan-Whur WITTGENSTEIN Rupert Read 54 EXPLAINING ETHICS Simon Eassom Part three of the series introducing moral philosophy The Philosophers’ Review 56 New publications including

VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS Various Francis Moorcroft

TWO BOOKS ON GOODNESS Blackburn and Foot Gerald Lang

Idaho ahoy, p30

contents

/5

FORUM

LANGUAGE AND MEANING

More than just words. Full details on page 34

INTERVIEWS Simon Blackburn Michael Dummett Hilary Putnam Julian Baggini

ARTICLES Introduction Joseph Chandler Interpretation Robert Stainton Object Words Matter Emma Borg The New Wittgenstein Thomas Wallgren

WRITINGS ON AN ETHICAL LIFE Peter Singer Simon Eassom

KANT DOUBLE BILL Rescher and Morgan Stephen Palmquist Regulars

8 THE GOURMET Brian Leiter Who’s in, out, up or down

10 MITCH’S DIARY & DIRECTORY Now with organisational as well as events listings

21 PHILOSOPHY@THE. INTERNET Mitch Hodge Updates from the world wide web

22 OUT & ABOUT Tim Le Bon Philosophy beyond academia

29 SCI-PHI Mathew Iredale Why wars start

61 BIBLIOPHILE Building a home library

62 BERTRAND’S BREAK Pondweed, Stamp, quizes plus the concise or cryptic crossword

64 LETTERS Corrections, comments, praise and protestations

66 THE SKEPTIC Wendy Grossman Religion and the census

PLUS

25 SUBSCRIBE

26 TPMSHOP

ThePhilosophers’Magazine/Summer 2001

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