When was Philosophy Now launched and by whom?
Rick Lewis launched Philosophy Now in May 1991 from his home town of Ipswich, England. The first issue appeared as a quarterly magazine and featured an article on free will by Antony Flew.
Rick Lewis launched Philosophy Now in May 1991 from his home town of Ipswich, England. The first issue appeared as a quarterly magazine and featured an article on free will by Antony Flew.
Bora Dogan now edits the digital editions under Lewis's direction as Editor in Chief. Grant Bartley took over editing the print edition in 2000 when the frequency increased to appear bimonthly.
The magazine organized a philosophy festival for the general public every two years from 2011 to 2020 at Conway Hall in Bloomsbury central London. Each festival was a one-day event involving contributions from more than a dozen philosophy organizations including Philosophy For All and the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
In 2011 the magazine launched an annual award called the Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. Mary Midgley won the first award while Cressida Cowell became the first children's author to receive it in October 2015.
Antony Flew published a letter in the August September 2004 issue indicating his position regarding God's existence had changed. This news carried worldwide through many newspapers referencing Flew's Philosophy Now letter despite his previous arguments favoring atheism.