12-419: The Philosophy Now Festival is a large philosophy festival held every two years in central London. The Festival is hosted and organised by the newsstand magazine Philosophy Now , which aims to take philosophy to the widest possible audience. The Festival is open to the general public, at little or no cost. The first Philosophy Now Festival was held in 2011. It was held partly to mark the 20th anniversary of
24-588: A film column, cartoons, and readers' letters. Its regular columnists include Raymond Tallis ( Tallis in Wonderland ) and Peter Adamson ( Philosophy Then ). For some years there was a philosophical agony-aunt column called Dear Socrates , allegedly written by a reincarnation of the Athenian sage. The magazine's contents are discussed in an online discussion forum. The philosophy Professor Antony Flew , noted for his arguments in favour of atheism, published
36-697: A large number of philosophy organisations including Philosophy For All and the Royal Institute of Philosophy . The next festival will be held on 18 January 2020. Also in 2011, the magazine launched an annual award, the Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. The first winner was the philosopher Mary Midgley . Each year since, there has been an award ceremony at Conway Hall , including an acceptance speech. In 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 this
48-629: A letter in Philosophy Now' s August/September 2004 issue in which he first indicated that his position regarding God's existence had changed. The news of Flew's change-of-mind was carried in many newspapers worldwide, most of them referencing Flew's Philosophy Now letter. A Philosophy Now interview with the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor in 2009 created controversy in Canadian newspapers because of Taylor's dismissive remarks about an atheist poster campaign on buses. The magazine
60-534: A video link. Before the 2015 Philosophy Now Festival it was announced that the Award would for the first time be given to a children's author, Cressida Cowell . Philosophy Now Philosophy Now is a bimonthly philosophy magazine sold from news-stands and book stores in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and Canada; it is also available on digital devices, and online. It aims to appeal to
72-535: Is abstracted and indexed in: In 2011, the magazine organised a philosophy festival for the general public. The venue was Conway Hall in central London. Since then the Philosophy Now Festival has become a regular biannual event. The second Philosophy Now Festival was held in 2013, the third in 2015 and the fourth in January 2018. Each festival was a one-day event involving contributions from
84-540: Is held at Conway Hall , a large art deco building in Bloomsbury in central London. The Festival uses the entire building, and there are usually three or four events running at any one time. A regular feature of the Philosophy Now Festival is the presentation of the Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. This always includes an acceptance speech, sometimes made via
96-597: The Philosophy Now in Persian for the first time with AmirAli Maleki, the founder and editor of Praxis Publication. The magazine contains articles on most areas of philosophy. Most are written by academics, though some are by postgraduate students or by independent writers. Although it aims at a non-specialist audience, Philosophy Now has frequently attracted articles by well-known thinkers. Philosophy Now also regularly features book reviews, interviews, fiction,
108-440: The launch of Philosophy Now magazine. Since then the Philosophy Now Festival has become a regular biannual event. The second Philosophy Now Festival was held in 2013, the third in 2015, the fourth in January 2018 and the fifth in January 2020. Each festival is a one-day event involving contributions from more than a dozen philosophy organisations including Philosophy For All and the Royal Institute of Philosophy . The Festival
120-845: The magazine has been produced jointly by two editorial boards, in the UK and US. The magazine is distributed in the US by the Philosophy Documentation Center . In 2000 Philosophy Now increased its frequency to appear bimonthly. Lewis is now the Editor in Chief, while Grant Bartley is Editor of the print edition and Bora Dogan edits the digital editions. Philosophy Now won the Bertrand Russell Society Award for 2016. Rick Lewis also translated and publish
132-752: The most regular contributors. In 1997, a group of American philosophers including Raymond Pfeiffer and Charles Echelbarger lobbied the American Philosophical Association to start a similar magazine in the United States. The then APA executive director Eric Hoffman arranged a meeting in Philadelphia in 1997, to which Lewis was invited. At the meeting, it was decided that the American group should join forces with Lewis to further develop Philosophy Now . Since that time,
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#1732783349338144-599: The wider public, as well as to students and philosophy teachers. It was established in 1991 and was the first general philosophy magazine. Philosophy Now was established in May 1991 as a quarterly magazine by Rick Lewis . The first issue included an article on free will by then atheist philosopher Antony Flew , who remained an occasional contributor for many years. The magazine was initially published in Lewis' home town of Ipswich (England). Peter Rickman soon became one of
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