From Philosophy Bites, can I trust my senses? An interview with Barry Stroud on scepticism; and an interview with Tom Hurka on Bernard Suits's The Grasshopper. Roger Scruton reviews Forgiveness: A philosophical exploration by Charles Griswold. A review of Issues in the Philosophy of Religion by Nicholas Rescher. A review of Second Philosophy: A Naturalistic Method by Penelope Maddy. A review of Persons: The Difference Between "Someone" and Something" by Robert Spaeman. A review of Epistemic Luck by Duncan Pritchard. Among professional logicians, guess how many think that you can’t prove a negative? That’s right, zero — but yes, Virginia, you can prove a negative, and it’s easy, too. When thinking is a dissident act: World Philosophy Day can look laughable — until it looks indispensable. God and the multiverse: Is philosophy just tinkering around the edges of science, or can a meeting of the disciplines give us deeper insights into the universe? Laws of nature, source unknown: Which came first: the order or the universe? And can science ever supply an answer?
