Are there cool new waves in philosophical thinking, fresh ideas, novel problems and theories, perhaps avenues of research that have only just opened up? Of course there are. We asked 50 philosophers to tell us all about 50 new thoughts in philosophy, and this issue is devoted to what they said.

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Issue 72 Contents

4 – From the editor

News
6 – Humanists in court battle
9 – Mediawatch

Opinion
10 – Sex policy Phil Hutchinson and Rupert Read
29 – Trumped up Wendy M Grossman

Ideas
20 – What’s new? The ideas issue
21 – Attending Julian Baggini
23 – Forsaking wisdom David Benatar
25 – Animal ethics Margaret Betz
27 – Philosophy in an age of propaganda Russell Blackford
29 – Philosophy that matters Peter Boghossian
31 – Parenting and the loss of autonomy Berit Brogaard
33 – Reasoning: all at sea? Peter Cave
35 – Self-knowledge Michael Cholbi
37 – Teaching philosophy David W Concepcion
39 – Applied philosophy out of the closet John Corvino
41 – The philosopher’s rut Helen De Cruz
43 – The philosophy of debt Alexander Douglas
45 – Theistic naturalism Fiona Ellis
47 – The pursuit of the ecstatic Jules Evans
49 – Organic identity A M Ferner
51 – Personal identity Kerrie Grain
53 – Politics as usual Alan Haworth
55 – Placebo Phil Hutchinson
57 – Enactive approaches Daniel D Hutton
59 – Making the world a better place Patricia Illingworth
61 – Popular philosophy Rodger L Jackson
63 – The philosophy of science Benjamin C Jantzen
65 – Why do philosophers have no rhythm? Jenny Judge
67 – Understanding philosophical problems John Kekes
69 – Big data James Ladyman
71 – Skeptical theism Stephen Law
73 – The apocalypse Robin Le Poidevin
75 – Statistical discrimination Annabelle Lever
77 – New ideas in history John Marenbon
79 – Pets and livestock Erin McKenna
81 – Shared humanity Tony Milligan
83 – Reconsidering idealisation Jennifer M Morton
85 – Philosophy of psychiatry Dominic Murphy
87 – Abortion Nathan Nobis
89 – 4EA Rachel Paine
91 – The return of demarcation Massimo Pigliucci
93 – Extended knowledge Duncan Pritchard
95 – Precaution Rupert Read
97 – The animal turn Mark Rowlands
99 – Eternal bliss and why I am not that interested Michael Ruse
101 – Collective action Constantine Sandis
103 – Restorative justice Tamler Sommers
105 – Philosophy online Marianne Talbot
107 – Actualism and possibilism Travis Timmerman and Yishai Cohen
109 – Dialogues and disability Shelley Tremain
111 – The ethics of climate change Eldon Tyrell
113 – Correcting political correctness Eric Thomas Weber
115 – Povery and social exclusion Jonathan Wolff
117 – Encountering other traditions David B Wong
119 – Philosophy and children Peter Worley

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