From the latest issue of Plato, a review of Socrates on Friendship and Community: Reflections on Plato’s Symposium, Phaedrus, and Lysis by Mary P. Nichols and Eros in Plato, Rousseau, and Nietzsche: The Politics of Infinity by Laurence D. Cooper. Kung Fu for Philosophers: Thoughts on East, West and a Chinese philosophical tradition that is more practical than metaphysical. A review of Philosophy Bites: 25 Philosophers on 25 Intriguing Subjects by Nigel Warburton (and more). A group of philosophers is experimenting with an approach we call “field philosophy”, which plays on the difference between lab science and field science. What philosophy tells us about the happiness index: Thinkers from Bentham to Heidegger saw measuring happiness as more than just a box-ticking exercise. Boxing and Aristotle: Gordon Marino on philosophical lessons learned on the ropes. From Philosophy Now, an amoral manifesto: Joel Marks concludes his special column explaining why he’s abandoning morality (and part 2). A surprising study shows that classic (pre-1900) ethics books are twice as likely to go missing as other philosophy books. From TPM, "ideas of the century" include Michael Ruse on evolution and ethics; Ingrid Robeyns on the capability approach; and Nina Power on the equality of intelligence. The Lie Guy: Philosopher Clancy Martin takes a detour through deception in his search for truth. Revolutions in logic (of various kinds) have certainly occurred in the past — perhaps we are on the brink of another.
