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contents ws and Features 6 NEWS HOUND Murdoch memorial, Derrida movie, Queens's crises and more

9 MEDIA WATCH Philosophy and philosophers in the mass media

Essays 19 RETHINKING ANIMALS Paola Cavalieri Does the logic of human rights require us to extend their protection to animals?

11 2002 SURVEY Julian Baggini How to tell philosophiles from philosophobes

14 BOOK BATTLES Natasha Gilbert The ongoing war between one author and a publishing giant

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16 BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS Joseph Chandler Bringing philosophy to gifted and talented youth

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21 POSTHUMOUS HARM Rick O'Neill How can the dead be harmed if they no longer exist?

23 STRUCTURALISM Jaroslav peregrin Making the connection between Quine and Saussure

Discussion 25 INTERVIEW: MARY WARNOCK Julian Baggini Is talk of reproductive rights nonsense on stilts? 29 contents /5

OPEN DABATE: SLAVERY AND SELF DEFENCE Joachim jung Jung replies to readers' objections to his article

Primers Short articles on the basics

52 SNAPSHOTS NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS Lewis Owens BERNARD MANDEVILLE Alex Voorhoeve

54 EXPLAINING ETHICS Simon Eassom Part eight of the series introducing moral philosophy looks at emotion The Philosophers' Review 56 NEW BOOKS

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A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY IN AMERICA by Bruce Kuklick Michael LaBossiere

WARRIOR POLITICS by Robert Kaplan Scott O'Reilly

COVER STORY: FORUM AFTER POSTMODERNISM

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POSTMODERNISM R.I.P TPM comment INTRODUCTION Jonathan Webber IDENTITY AND POWER Lois McNay DEFENDING DERRIDA Christopher Norris SPECTACULAR VIOLENCE Andrew Hussey THE END OF HISTORY Keith Jenkins THE CREATIVE WILL Kirsteen Anderson

WISE THERAPY By Tim LeBon Jeff Mason

HAPPINESS, DEATH AND THE REMAINDER OF LIFE by Jonathan Lear Simon Eassom

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE various authors Matthew Iredale Regulars 18 SCI-PHI Matthew Iredale Bringing the logic back to physics

61 BIBLIOPHILE Books reconciling science and ethics

62 BERTRANDS BREAK Pondweed, Stamp, quizes, plus the crossword

64 LETTERS Corrections, comments, praise and protestations

66 THE SKEPTIC Wendy Grossman I hate Big Brother - is there something wrong with me?

28 PHILOSOPHY@THE INTERNET Mitch Hodge Resources for writing better

DON’T FORGET...

33 OUT & ABOUT Tim LeBon Philosophy for prisoners

51 THE DIRECTORY The essential listings

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