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Time to call on the philosophers

Gender and the Philosophy Club: Stephen Stich and Wesley Buckwalter present an experimental philosophy parable. I Flicker therefore I am: Noah Berlatsky digs into the relationship between philosophy and film. A philosopher of religion calls it quits: Keith Parsons announces that the “case for theism” is a fraud, and sparks a firestorm. Ralph McInerny died one year ago; the breadth and brilliance of his legacy still astound. As state universities cut back on humanities programs in order to deal with budget shortfalls, LaGuardia Community College in Queens, N.Y., is going in the opposite direction — and philosophy is king. A review of Freud, the Reluctant Philosopher by Alfred Tauber. Michael Sandlin reviews Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller (and more and more and more and more). Elizabeth Anscombe's philosophy continues to pack the halls at conferences, her uncompromising Christian writing is why collegians name clubs after her. AC Grayling on how to become a philosopher: A beginner’s guide. Can a novelist write philosophically? Philosophers in power: Harry Hoare talks to some philosopher kings. Sovereign or Beast: An article on Jacques Derrida and his place in modern philosophy. Philosophy bites scientists’ ankles: Scientists are developing radical ways of altering the mind — time to call on the philosophers?