The Philosopher

The Philosopher  
Discipline Philosophy
Language English
Publication details
Publication history
 1923–present
Publisher
Frequency Biannually
Standard abbreviations
Philosopher

The Philosopher is a peer-reviewed journal that was established in 1923 in order to provide a forum for new ideas across the entire range of philosophical topics, in the clearest and plainest language. Its first issue quoted A. S. Rappoport in A Primer of Philosophy (1904) that:

'There is a prevalent notion that philosophy is a pursuit to be followed only by expert thinkers on abstract subjects, that it deals with the pale ghosts of conceptions whose domain is abstract thought, but which have no application to real life. This is a mistake... Man sees the various phenomena of life and nature, forms conceptions and ideas, and then tries to reason and to find out the relation existing between these various facts and phenomena... When man acts in this way we say he philosophises.'

The Philosopher is the official journal of The Philosophical Society of England (PSE), a charitable organization founded ten years earlier in 1913. The Society exists 'to promote the study of practical philosophy among the general public', to bring together professional philosophers and non-professionals, to bring philosophical ideas and problems to the public attention, and to encourage wider discussion of both traditional and topical philosophical issues.[1]. As part of fulfilling these functions, the Society founded The Philosopher as its own journal in addition to running local groups, lectures, workshops, and conferences.

Notable articles

Historically interesting or notable articles include:

Editors

The editors-in-chief of the journal are:[2]

  • 1923–1948: Ada Sheridan, W.H.S. Dumphreys, Thomas Greenwood
  • 1949–1972: C.S. Flick, Victor Rienaecker, A.J. Sinclair-Burton
  • 1973–1988: George Colbran, Alan Holloway, Geoffrey Brown
  • 1989–2011: Keith Dowling, Michael Bavidge, Martin Cohen
  • 2011-: Michael Bavidge

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.philsoceng.uk
  2. ↑ "Articles and Authors: The Philosopher 1923—1999". The-Philosopher.co.uk.
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