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Contents

ACTIONS & EVENTS 4 From the editor 6 NewsLibya,closures, Air Force metaphysics

10 Obituaries 12 MediawatchPhilosophyandphilosophers in the mass media

14 ThreadsThisisaman’s world

16 Antiquarian tomes Julian Baggini uncovers rare philosophy books

20 Word of mouse Our AI world

FORUM

61 The philosophers’ philosopher Barry Stroud on Hume the man

63 Many things to many thinkers P J E Kail considers Hume’s changing legacy

69 Past masters Peter Millican finds inspiration in Hume

75 Causal impact Hume changed our view of cause,

argues Helen Beebee

80 Design faults Martin Bell explains why Hume on religion is relevant today

85 Hume’s motivations Elizabeth S Radcliffe on the passions in Hume

THOUGHTS

90 Doubts about your self Tony Pitson unpacks Hume’s bundle theory

22 The interview Ronald Dworkin on justice and life’s meaning

32 Sci-phiThesparks of creativity

35 TPM essay Paul Snowdon on our animal nature

44 Fact or fiction? Gregory Currie searches for novel truth

50 Letter from … Saul Smilansky in Israel

55 Soldiers of fortune What’s wrong with mercenaries?

asks Deane-Peter Baker tpm 3RD QUARTER 2011 THE LOWDOWN

96 Pop culture Ethics for girls with dragon tattoos

100 Snapshot: Parmenides The way of truth

REVIEW

102 New books Parfit, Warnock, Churchland, Nussbaum and free will fighters

115 Author Q&A Ernest Sosa knows full well

117 Imagine that Monkey business

119 Review of reviews What the critics said about The Good Book, etc

LAST WORD

121 My philosophy Howard Marks is Dr Nice

127 The skeptic Charlie Sheen’s Torpedo of Truth

The Philosophers’ Magazine, Saddler Street, Durham, DH NP, UK Tel: Fax: editor@philosophers.co.uk www.philosophersmag.com

Editor James Garvey

Editor-in-chief Julian Baggini

Reviews editor Jean Kazez

Obituaries Adam Ferner

Editorial Advisory Board

Miranda Fricker, Simon Glendinning, Daniel D Hutto, Susan James,

David Papineau, Nina Power, Anthony Price, Jonathan Rée,

Richard Schoch, Barry C Smith, Jonathan Wolff

Illustrations/Graphics Felix Bennett, Adam Ferner, Gareth Southwell

Contributors

Scott Aikin, Deane-Peter Baker, Helen Beebee, Martin Bell, Ophelia Benson, Thom Brooks, Gregory Currie, Luciano Floridi,

Wendy M Grossman, Mathew Iredale, Troy Jollimore, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, P J E Kail, Jean Kazez, Neil Levy,

Peter Millican, Dana Nelkin, John Palmer, Tony Pitson, Elizabeth S Radcliffe, Sam Rickless, Saul Smilansky, Paul Snowdon,

Ernest Sosa, Barry Stroud, Jussi Suikkanen and Robert Talisse

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