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The article presents an interview with Klaus Scherer, professor of philosophy. When asked about the shift of emotional life into fields such as economics and psychology, he says that one of the reasons is the struggle between the rational model of mankind and the emotional one. He adds that new researches have developed in neuroscience because psychologist are working in the field of emotions. He also shares his views about display of emotions in television reality shows and talk shows.

The article discusses several issues published within the issue including one on link between emotions and values by Ronald de Sousa and another on crosscultural issues by Douglas Cairns.

The article offers an introduction which discusses several aspects of the issue's main topic of childhood, including a psychoanalytical interpretation of childhood development, the educational system in Great Britain, as well as U.S. corrections administration.

The article focuses on the application of the concept of interdisciplinarity in the discipline of cultural studies and forms of literary studies that are undertaken therein. The author looks at the reflections of critics Simon Frith and Stanley Fish on cultural studies, reactions to the discipline from both left and right political spectrums, and the role that Marxism played in the discipline's emergence.

The article contemplates the nuances of life represented in the motion picture "Blue," directed by Derek Jarman. Subjects discussed include images and sounds the author associates with the color blue, the classical structure of film as realist art, and exploration of the connection between painting and cinema.