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Questions of philosophy

From Philosophy Pathways, an essay on Twentieth-Century Universal Historical Paradigms of the Philosophy of History; and a look at the Identity of the Dead: What does it matter? A review of A Theory of General Ethics: Human Relationships, Nature, and the Built Environment by Warwick Fox. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, a review of Pragmatism's Advantage: American and European Philosophy at the End of the Twentieth Century by Joseph Margolis; and a review of Daniel Dennett by David Thompson. A review of The Rewards of Punishment: A Relational Theory of Norm Enforcement by Christine Horne. A review of Philosophical Instruments: Minds and Tools at Work by Daniel Rothbart. From Philosophy TV, Peter Singer and Michael Slote on the ethics of famine relief. From The New York Times's The Stone blog, Galen Strawson on the maze of free will; and how can scientific experiments possibly help us to answer the traditional questions of philosophy? An interview with Joshua Knobe on the new movement known as Experimental Philosophy. Donal DeMarco on Arthur Schopenhauer, architect of the culture of death: Philosophy was born the moment it was discovered that there is a critical difference between appearance and reality. A review of Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom by William O. Stephens. From Talking Philosophy, you can download 42 Fallacies by Michael LaBossiere, a PDF book containing definitions and examples of 42 common fallacies.