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THE organ of the Philosophical Society of England, the Philosopher, enters on its twelfth year of publication under new editorship and in a new and attractive format. As is pointed out in the opening article, the special branches of science have found exponents capable of interpreting their many recent advances to the general reader, and it is the purpose of the Philosopher in a similar way to interpret current thought in philosophy and to indicate its contacts with the world of to-day. Thus in the issue before us there is an article on “Reason in Action” by Prof. John Macmurray, another on “Reflection and Common Sense” by Prof. A. E. Heath and another by Paul Painlevé, the distinguished French mathematician, philosopher and statesman who died towards the end of last year, on “Civilisation and Modern Science”. Students of philosophy will perhaps turn more readily to the “Courses of Study”, where notes are given on various aspects of the subject, with suggestions for further reading. There are also reviews and notices of recent books, a section on educational intelligence, a record of meetings of the Philosophical Society and so on. The journal has thus a double appeal, to the layman and to the student, and at the modest price of 6d. should have a wide circle of readers. Copies of the Philosopher can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary of the Philosophical Society, 13 Woodlands Road, London, S.W.13.
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Philosophy and Everyday Life. Nature 133, 170 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133170d0
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