Lisa Bortolotti introduces the arguments about whether dogs can have beliefs.

What explains our moral intuitions?

Dorothy Sayers' Gaudy Night, published in 1936, explores still-topical questions about the relation of epistemological and ethical values, and about the place of women in the life of the mind. In her wry reflections on the radical differences between today's feminist philosophy and Sayers' no-nonsense observation that “women are more like men than anything else on earth,” Susan Haack draws both on this detective story and on Sayers' wonderfully brisk essay, ‘Are Women Human?’

Alasdair Richmond introduces some famous paradoxes about time travel.

A strange story about time travel.

Paul Kurtz recommends we subject religious claims to proper critical scrutiny. He believes that when we do, we will discover that skepticism is the only sensible position to adopt.

This thought-provoking piece by philosopher Colin McGinn is an unusual in that it is not, strictly speaking, a work of philosophy. It is, rather, a true story – a story that raises some important philosophical questions. It is the kind of story that those who use philosophy in the classroom often present as a catalyst for discussion. It is in the same spirit that I offer it here. Some sample questions are included at the end.

Thinking tools is a regular feature that offers tips and pointers on thinking clearly and rigorously.

Geoffrey Madell introduces the puzzle of personal identity.

Reitsma and Bassham introduce a sporting paradox.

Beenfeldt assesses Dennett's approach to the philosophical problem of consciousness.

Has the time come finally to abandon the concept of evil?

A talking brain corrects a few preconceptions.