In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Philosophy now

• Hedonic Treadmills in the Vale of Tears
  Michael Gracey looks at how philosophers have pursued happiness.
• The Good Life Paradox
  Matthew Hammerton points out that a meaningful life and a life that goes well for you might not be the same thing.
• Ancient Indian Wisdom for a Restless Age
  Jahnvi Borgohain looks at a variety of approaches to happiness.
• The Necessary Ache
  Tara Daneshmand on regret and the courage to choose.
• The Philosophy of William Blake
   Mark Vernon looks at the imaginative thinking of an imaginative artist.
• The Philosophy of Race
  Sailee Khurjekar argues that race is culturally constructed.
• Evolution or Progress?
  Adam Neiblum asks what the difference is, and why it matters.
• What Women?
  Marcia Yudkin remembers almost choking at Cornell.
• Peter Singer
  The controversial Australian philosopher defends the right to choose to die on utilitarian grounds. Matt Qvortrup recently asked him about it.
• Question of the Month
  Each answer below receives a random book. Apologies to the entrants not included.
• On Tyranny
  AmirAli Maleki looks at tyranny from an Islamic perspective.
• Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
   Colin Mackenzie surveys the full life of a philanthropic philosopher.
• Letters
  When inspiration strikes, don’t bottle it up. Email me at rick.lewis@philosophynow.org Keep them short and keep them coming!
• The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Friendship
  Elaine Coburn dips into different understandings of friendship while John B. Min ponders temporarily stepping away from people for the sake of political understanding.
• Wish You Were Here
  Ian Rizzo listens out for a philosophy of absence.
• John Searle (1932–2025)
  Mariam Awwad sums up a very philosophical consciousness.
• Marcus Aurelius’s Ten Commandments
  Massimo Pigliucci studies the Stoic Emperor’s to-do list.
• Another Conversation with Martin Heidegger?
  Raymond Tallis talks about communication problems.
• Bilbo Theorizes About Wellbeing
  Eric Comerford overhears Bilbo and Gandalf discussing happiness.