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The article discusses several philosophical materials on life, role of philosophy in society, and philosophy of the modern world. Particular focus is given to the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Dao De Ching. Also included are the modern political-economic system, the portrayal of God, and the different cultures in different societies.

The article offers the author's view on the female philosophy. The author states that philosophy involves one to understand how everyone got into dilemma and how to get out of it now. The author mentions that the idea of thought as interior monologue will altogether empty if thought does not purport to directed towards issue in external world.

The article offers the author's view on the connection between teenagers and philosophical impulse. The author states that teenagers are less willing to accept endings and resolutions of conflicts. The author notes that teenagers is used as pejorative and for comparable reasons. The author mentions that the presence of philosophy can prevent high schools from being a detention centers for the lost.

The article discusses the philosophy of love according to philosopher Friedrich Nietzche. Nietzche expresses his philosophy of love's idiosyncratic characteristics as manifested in his writings. He purports love as closer to greed and lust for possession. He also explains love in terms of sexual prejudice, body and soul.

The article presents a set of humorous applications of various philosophical principles to different family experiences between mother and children. Ideas from logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the history of philosophy are presented and then humorously applied to family situations and dialogue.

The author discusses how philosophy relates to popular culture. He discusses ways that philosophy could be incorporated into popular culture and suggests the abstract nature of philosophy has hindered greater public interest. He comments that democratization of philosophy can make citizens more responsible and that considering popular culture as an element of cultural literacy could aid in bringing ideas to the public.

An interview with philosopher Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán is presented. Topics include his background in philosophy, his use of philosophy to fight corruption, and whether non-corrupt society was existing. Also mentioned are whether Saint Augustine's concept about corruption could be applied to legal and institutional systems, his thoughts about crime, and the impact of corruption and crime on immoral but legal businesses.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "Angles on Art" by Grant Bartley.

The article focuses on an announcement of Irish President Michael D. Higgins for the expansion of the school curriculum to include philosophy, and mentions views of Higgins on the role of philosophy in creating humanistic and democratic culture, as of February 2017.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the distinct scarcity of women philosophers in the philosophical arena by Peter Adamson.

The article explores the cultural role of contemporary philosophy and philosophy as a way of life. The author reflects on the fragmentation of academic philosophy and its subordination to the primacy of scientific inquiry. The article contrasts philosophical inquiry with self-help literature. Other topics include controlling the world, children as philosophers, and axial figures.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Excess verbal growth is endemic" by Marc Champagne.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Philosophy In The Popular Imagination," by Andrew Taggart.

The article presents a series of news briefs concerning philosophy. French president Nicholas Sarkozy criticized philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy concerning human rights. A letter is presented that was written by the nine year old son of an American Philosophical Association member after attending their annual conference. Several obituaries are also presented.