Philosophy Now
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Philosophy Now is a bimonthly philosophy magazine sold from news-stands and book stores in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and Canada; it is also available on digital devices, and online. It aims to appeal to the wider public, as well as to students and philosophy teachers. It was established in 1991 and was the first general philosophy magazine.[1][2]
History
Philosophy Now was established in May 1991 as a quarterly magazine by
The magazine was initially published in Lewis' home town of Ipswich (England). Peter Rickman soon became one of the most regular contributors.[4] In 1997, a group of American philosophers including Raymond Pfeiffer and Charles Echelbarger lobbied the American Philosophical Association to start a similar magazine in the United States.[5] The then APA executive director Eric Hoffman arranged a meeting in Philadelphia in 1997, to which Lewis was invited.[5] At the meeting, it was decided that the American group should join forces with Lewis to further develop Philosophy Now. Since that time, the magazine has been produced jointly by two editorial boards, in the UK and US.[6] The magazine is distributed in the US by the Philosophy Documentation Center.
In 2000 Philosophy Now increased its frequency to appear bimonthly. Lewis is now the Editor in Chief, while Grant Bartley is Editor of the print edition and Bora Dogan edits the digital editions.[6][7]
Philosophy Now won the
Contents
The magazine contains articles on most areas of philosophy. Most are written by academics, though some are by postgraduate students or by independent writers. Although it aims at a non-specialist audience, Philosophy Now has frequently attracted articles by well-known thinkers.
Philosophy Now also regularly features book reviews, interviews, fiction, a film column, cartoons, and readers' letters. Its regular columnists include
Scoops and controversies
The philosophy Professor Antony Flew, noted for his arguments in favour of atheism, published a letter in Philosophy Now's August/September 2004 issue in which he first indicated that his position regarding God's existence had changed.[12] The news of Flew's change-of-mind was carried in many newspapers worldwide, most of them referencing Flew's Philosophy Now letter.[13][14][15]
A Philosophy Now interview with the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor in 2009[16] created controversy in Canadian newspapers because of Taylor's dismissive remarks about an atheist poster campaign on buses.[17][18][undue weight? ]
Abstracting and indexing
The magazine is abstracted and indexed in:
Philosophy Now Festival
In 2011, the magazine organised a philosophy festival for the general public.
Against Stupidity Award
Also in 2011, the magazine launched an annual award, the Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.
In October 2015 Philosophy Now announced that the 2015 Award would for the first time be given to a children's author, Cressida Cowell.[24][25] The full list of winners is:
- 2011: Mary Midgley
- 2012: Ben Goldacre
- 2013: Raymond Tallis
- 2014: Noam Chomsky
- 2015: Cressida Cowell
- 2016: Peter Singer
- 2017: James Randi
- 2018: Robert Sapolsky
- 2019: Angela Phillips
- 2020: Jon Ronson
See also
- Newton's flaming laser sword
- The Death of Postmodernism and Beyond
- Think
- Café Philosophique
References
- ^ a b Glenn, Joshua (2 October 2011). "Philosophy Hits The Newsstands". HiLobrow. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "The creation of Philosophy Now magazine". The Boar. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Philosophy Now Issue 1". Philosophy Now. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Obituary Peter Rickman, 1918–2014, Philosophy Now, issue 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ a b Pfeiffer Raymond. "Philosophy Goes Public". The Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Philosophy Now About". Philosophy Now. Philosophy Now. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "A Century Not Out", Philosophy Now. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Bertrand Russell Society Award Recipients. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ https://praxispublication.com/en/author/amirali_maleki/
- ^ https://praxispublication.com/author/praxis-and-philosophy-now/
- ^ Philosophy Now Discussion Forum. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Letter from Antony Flew | Philosophy Now". philosophynow.org. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "There is a God, leading atheist concludes". NBC News. Associated Press. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Laura (11 December 2004). "Atheist finds 'God' after 50 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Beverley, James (8 April 2005). "Thinking Straighter". Christianity Today. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Charles Taylor | Philosophy Now". philosophynow.org. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Charles Taylor Prize for Humourlessness". Ottawa Citizen. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Defending Atheist Bus Ads". National Post. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "I Think, Therefore I Am Attending the Philosophy Now Festival". Time Out. London. 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Philosophy Now Festival" PhilEvents. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Philosophy Now Festival 2013 | Philosophy Now". philosophynow.org. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity". Philosophy Now. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Rick (15 December 2011). "The World's Biggest Problem is Stupidity". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Flood, Alison (22 October 2015). "Children's author Cressida Cowell scoops philosophers' award for fight against stupidity". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Blumson, Amy (22 October 2015). "Cressida Cowell wins award for 'combating stupidity'". The Daily Telegraph. London.