tpm t h e p h i l o s o p h e r s ’ m a g a z i n e
THE LOWDOWN
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96 101
Pop culture Tragic Green Lanterns
Snapshot: George Santayana An intellectual vagabond
REVIEW
104 114 116 118
New books Parenting, Darwin, Facebook and fireside chats
Author Q&A Hurley, Dennett and Adams get inside jokes
Imagine that Guitar Hero
Review of reviews What the critics said
LAST WORD
120 127
My philosophy Bettany Hughes excavates Socrates
The Skeptic UFOs in Wikileaks?
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