Sci Phi Journal, Issue 5, May 2015: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy

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Sci Phi is an online science fiction and philosophy magazine. In each issue you will find stories that explore questions of life, the universe and everything and articles that delve into the deep philosophical waters of science fiction universes. Issue #5 features:

Fiction
The Keresztury TVirs by Ivan Popov, his first English language publication and telling the story of a dark future when technology leads in new directions.
God Eaters by Joshua M. Young, a story about what it means to be human and the struggle to live up to it in us all
George the Second by Gregory L. Norris, a tale about an unexpected consequence of cloning
The Great Teacher by Scott Chaddon, can a deity learn from its mistakes?
HMS Mangled Treasure by L. Jagi Lamplighter, a story that explores a strange realm of faeries, pirates and souls.

Non-Fiction Essays
Civic Militarism and Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers” by Patrick S. Baker, that muses on the society of the future and miliatary service
On Emotion Drugs by Jeffrey A. Corkern, the second installment of an exploration of the soul
The Ring of Gyges and Cloaking Technology in Star Trek by Victor Grech, that looks at the what it means to be invisible
Why we are here? by Roy Gray, an exploration of the nature of the universe and our place in it
The Philosophy of Serenity by Anthony Marchetta, that explores that segment of the Whedonverse.

Beyond the Mist, a serial novel by Ben Zwycky, continues with Chapters 8 and 9, while Peter Sean Bradley presents 4 new book reviews.