From The Philosophers' Magazine, why I have no future: Galen Strawson argues it makes no difference whether he lives or dies; Strange goings on down at the farm: Julian Baggini meets Daniel Cotterill, a farmer with a PhD who’s making his fourth metaphysical movie; finding the music again: David E Cooper recalls the day he fell back in love with philosophy; opening the big tent: Alain de Botton on being denounced as a vulgarian; and an interview with philosophical novelist Lucy Eyre. Was Jesus a revolutionary? In our age of vulgar atheistic polemics, Catholic-turned-Marxist Terry Eagleton brings a rare combination of intellectual depth and seriousness to his study of the gospels — but humanity will not find salvation in the "Good Book". The introduction to In the Beginning Was the Deed: Realism and Moralism in Political Argument by Bernard Williams. A review of Thinking Politically: Essays in Political Theory by Michael Walzer.
