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The Philosophical Quarterly

Published on behalf of the Scots Philosophical Club and the University of St Andrews

Edited by:
Katherine Hawley (Editorial Chair)

The Philosophical Quarterly is one of the most highly regarded and established academic journals in philosophy. In an age of increasing specialism, it remains committed to publishing high-quality articles from leading international scholars across the range of philosophical study. Accessibility of its content for all philosophers - including students - is an editorial priority.

TopNews and Announcements

Click here to read the first virtual issue of The Philosophical Quarterly containing a collection of papers on personal identity published over the past ten years.

Selected articles published in The Philosophical Quarterly are now available online ahead of print - click here to access these.

The Philosophical Quarterly Prize Essay Competition 2008 - Creativity
The Philosophical Quarterly invites submissions for its 2008 international prize essay competition, the topic of which is 'Creativity'.  Essays are invited that consider any philosophical issue about creativity. Topics might include the definition of the concept; the value of creativity; the role that the study of creativity should play in philosophical subject areas, such as aesthetics, the philosophy of science or the philosophy of mind; and the philosophical implications that arise from consideration of empirical work on creativity by psychologists or other scientists. While it may be appropriate to consider the work of historical writers on creativity, essays should focus primarily on the philosophical issues concerning creativity. The author of the winning entry will receive £1500.


The closing date for submissions is 1st November 2008.  For submission guidelines and entry details, please visit: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pq .  Essays should conform to the journal's usual stylistic requirements - click here for details. Electronic submissions are preferred, but submissions via regular mail will be accepted. If submissions are mailed, please include three copies (these will not be returned). All entries will be regarded as submissions for publication in The Philosophical Quarterly, and both winning and non-winning entries judged to be of sufficient quality will be published.

All submissions should be headed 'Creativity Competition' (with the author's name and address given in a covering letter, but NOT in the essay itself) and sent to:pq@st-andrews.ac.uk or to:

The Editorial Assistant

The Philosophical Quarterly
University of St Andrews
KY16 9AL
UK

To download the 2008 Essay Prize poster - click here!

TopHighlights

Discussions

Up-to-the-minute discussions of issues raised in The Philosophical Quarterly and elsewhere. Recent and forthcoming discussions include:
Lowe on Olson on Material Coincidence and the Cinematographic Fallacy; Olson on Lowe on Constitutionalism; Sawyer on Wikforss on Conceptual Errors and Social Externalism; Weiner on Fricker on Testimony; Schmidt-Petri on Mill on Quality and Quantity; Garrett on Bermudez on Self-Consciousness.

Critical Notices and Reviews:

  • MacIntyre on Foot and Geach
  • Mark Kaplan on Williamson on Knowledge
  • Dancy and Harman on Grice on Rationality
  • Hodes on Hale and Wright on Reason's Proper
    Study
  • Schofield on Long on Epictetus

In The Philosophical Quarterly's extensive reviews section, distinguished reviewers appraise the most important contemporary
work in philosophy. Recent and forthcoming reviewers include: Roger Crisp, Stewart Candlish, Graham Priest, Jonathan Lowe, PhilipQuinn, Robin Le Poidevin, C.C.W.Taylor, Onora O'Neill, Stewart Shapiro and Richard Kraut.