Following the success of What Philosophers Think, this new volume brings together a collection of interviews with some of the world's most important and influential philosophers and intellectuals, including: Bernard Williams, Onora O'Neill, Philippa Foot, Philip Pullman, Bhikhu Parekh, Slavoj Zizek, AC Grayling, Igor Alexander, Alexander McCall Smith, Daniel Dennett, and Oliver Letwin.

The interviews – all revised and expanded from The Philosopher’s Magazine – cover a wide range of issues and offer a unique insight into the minds behind the great ideas of today. Always lively, provocative and accessible, these interviews get to the heart of today’s most vital questions.

Politics and philosophy – Oliver Letwin
11 September – Roundtable
Security and ‘the war on terror’ – Roundtable
Terrorism and punishment – Bhikhu Parekh
Multiculturalism, pluralism and tolerance – Slavoj Žižek
Trust and autonomy – Onora O’Neill
Philosophy and understanding – A.C. Grayling
Making babies – Mary Warnock
Goodness – Philippa Foot
Love – The Soho Symposium
Truth and truthfulness – Bernard Williams
The metaphysics of quality – Robert M. Pirsig
Philosophy and the novel – Alexander McCall Smith
Writing for children – Philip Pullman
Artificial intelligence – Igor Aleksander