Metaphilosophy publishes articles and reviews books stressing considerations about philosophy and particular schools, methods, or fields of philosophy. The intended scope is very broad: no method, field, or school is excluded.

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2007 Special Issue: Stem Cell Research (edited by Lori Gruen, Laura Grabel and Peter Singer)
Volume 38, Issue 2/3, April 2007. Also be published as a book

2006 Special Issue: Genocide's Aftermath (edited by Claudia Card and Armen T. Marsoobian)
Volume 37, Issue 3/4, April 2006. Also published as a book

2005 Special Issue: Global Institutions and Responsibilities (edited by Christian Barry, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and Thomas Pogge, Australia National University, Columbia University and the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs)
Volume 36, Issue 1/2, January 2005. Also published as a book.

2004 Special Issue: The Philosophical Challenge of September 11 (edited by Tom Rockmore, Duquesne University, Joseph Margolis, Temple University, and Armen T. Marsoobian, Southern Connecticut State University)
Volume 35, Issue 3, April 2004. Also published as a book.

2004 Special Issue: The Range of Pragmatism and the Limits of Philosophy (edited by Richard Shusterman, Temple University)
Volume 35, Issues 1/2, January 2004. Also published as a book.

2003 Special Issue: Moral and Epistemic Virtues (edited by Michael Brady and Duncan Pritchard, University of Stirling)
Volume 34, Issues 1/2, January 2003. Also published as a book.

2002 Special Issue: CyberPhilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing (edited by James H. Moor, Dartmouth College and Terrell Ward Bynum, Southern Connecticut State University)
Volume 33, Issues 1/2, January 2002. Also published as a book.

2001 Special Issue: Global Justice (edited by Thomas Pogge, Columbia University and Oslo University)
Volume 32, Issues 1/2, January 2001. Also published as a book.

2000 Special Issue: The Philosophy of Interpretation (edited by Joseph Margolis, Temple University and Tom Rockmore, Duquesne University)
Volume 31, Issues 1/2, January 2000. Also published as a book.

Recent and Forthcoming Articles:

The Concept of Human Dignity and the Realist Utopia of Human Rights
Jürgen Habermas

The Capabilities of People with Cognitive Disabilities
Martha Nussbaum

Speciesism and Moral Status
Peter Singer

Cognitive Disability and Cognitive Enhancement
Jeff McMahan

Truth-telling as Reparations
Margaret Urban Walker