How much do we trust scientists? asks Tony Gilland
Simon Blackburn, Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and a member of the Humanist Philosophers' Group, takes a look at the relative merits of relativism, scepticism and humanism
Jim Herrick considers contemporary moral mazes and ethical enigmas...
Shirley Dent on London Transport, cyber-philosophy and career advice
Let loose the dogs of war? Noam Chomsky replies in an interview with Svetlana Vukovic.
Turbans of the mind are disallowing and disavowing proper intellectual engagement with Islam.
Are humans exceptional? That is have they developed beyond their evolved state? And what is the nature of human experience and behaviour asks Kenan Malik
There's only one really effective weapon in the war against terrorism. And that's the principles of Enlightenment civilisation, says Sanal Edamaruku
Stop respecting religion and start submitting it to the same scutiny as any other idea or argument, said Richard Dawkins, just months after 9/11
It takes all sorts. From Fruit 'n' Veg horoscopes to the horror of a mother armed and willing to use the Holy Water... Dr Shirl takes them on...