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"I have mostly become less harshly critical. Many of the views that I formerly thought to be false, absurd, and evidence of feebleness of intellect, I now think merely to be false." — an interview with the ever-amusing Alastair Norcross (Colorado) at What Is It Like To Be a Philosopher?
Could there ever be an AI that's an artist? — no, argues Sean Kelly (Harvard), for we must be able to interpret an artist’s work as responding to “social necessity” or as expressing value, and we can’t think of AI as doing that
Protecting cultural landmarks from destruction by terrorists and others is often justified by connecting such protection to the saving of human lives — but what, precisely, is the nature of that connection? Erich Hatala Matthes (Wellesley) breaks it down
It turns out that, contra the Telegraph's reporting, that letter from Einstein about Hume's influence on him is not newly discovered — here’s a paper by John Norton (Pittsburgh) about it (via Kevin Meeker, who contacted the person supposed to have made this “discovery” and confirmed that the journalist misrepresented the situation)
Would you like a visit from Henry David Thoreau? — Brent Ranalli, a Thoreau scholar, portrays him and is available for visits and performances
To be a good academic philosopher, you need to be more than just a good philosopher — Ian James Kidd (Nottingham) discusses this difference and the skills of each
"The multifariousness of the laws suggests a different conception of what physics is all about. We’re not building a machine that calculates answers… instead, we’re discovering questions" — a way physics is similar to philosophy, in The New Yorker
This month is the 200th anniversary of "one of the most significant statements of the principles of liberalism" — that would be “The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns” by Benjamin Constant. Jacob Levy (McGill) celebrates.
A newly-discovered letter from Einstein in which he discusses Hume's influence on his work — “It is very possible that without these philosophical studies I can not say that the solution would have come.” (The Telegraph)
"Most people do not realise that Aristotle wrote works designed for the general public" — they did not survive, but we know something of them, and they provide a model for public philosophy, argues Edith Hall (KCL)
In 1964 John Stewart Bell published his eponymous theorem, now regarded by many as one of the most important discoveries in physics. — 55 years later, BJPS is commemorating this by making available a selection of past papers exploring the implications of Bell’s Theorem
On deriving an 'ought' from an 'is' — Rick Lewis at Philosophy Now recently discovered a note Philippa Foot wrote to him about this 18 years ago
Online, "I want… to be boring to argue with… That way, the only people who will do it are the ones who sincerely care about the argument" — Regina Rini (York) on arguing on the Internet
An important lesson for academics: saying no — Kevin Timpe (Calvin) shares some advice
"As a professor who regularly teaches East Asian philosophies, I die a little inside every time we experience a cultural phenomenon with a veneer of ‘wisdom from the East’ on it." — Amy Olberding (Oklahoma) on Marie Kondo, tidying, plain sense, joy-sparking, and usefulness
If there are epistemic facts, does that imply there are moral facts? — Spencer Case (Colorado) says yes. David Enoch (Hebrew University) and others discuss.
Mary Whiton Calkins studied philosophy and psychology under William James and was the first woman president of the APA — there’s now an effort underway to get her the PhD she appears to have earned but which Harvard refused her
The high price of justice is an injustice — three posts from Michael Huemer (Colorado) on the subject
Wrestling with the Stoics — a discussion with philosophy PhD student and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor Michael Tremblay (Queen’s) and others
"Nationalism and cosmopolitanism are, far from being incompatible, actually intertwined" — Kwame Anthony Appiah (NYU) on global citizenship in Foreign Affairs (via Paul Wilson)
Marx's grave vandalized again — “Memorial to Bolshevik Holocaust… 66,000,000 Dead” was part of the graffiti written on it
A philosopher's new band aims to make music for kids that the adults like, too — check out Louis & Dan and the Invisible Band from Daniel Groll & Louis Epstein (St. Olaf). Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
"A diverse elite is better able to advance the interests of all sectors of society. Unfortunately, the way that this principle has been practiced is too narrowly focused on the demographics of elite institutions." — Jennifer Morton (CUNY) on elite education, diversity, and “real difference”
The mascot for a new museum about poop in Japan is a philosopher named Unberuto –he’s “an anthropomorphized poop pile who carries his toilet around with him” when he’s not sitting on it pondering “the nature of universal truths” (via Tanya Kostochka)
"By looking carefully—by looking with love—we can see others for who they are" — Anil Gomes (Oxford) on Iris Murdoch, morality attention, and love
"Planned, coordinated violence gave us a social order that made virtue adaptive. But that social order also made exploitation and oppression possible." — a primatologist’s attempt to explain the development of morality
Google Translate and philosophy of language — “Wittgenstein’s theories gave them a breakthrough in making their translation services more effective,” reports Olivia Goldhill at Quartz
The life of the mind is being destroyed by technological distraction and administrative overload — Cal Newport (Georgetown) discusses what can be done about the “crisis of concentration that has hit higher education particularly hard”
"Having applicants provide letters of recommendation only after the initial screening stage can reduce stress and unnecessary paperwork for candidates, letter-writers and hiring committees" — the American Historical Association changes its hiring process guidelines
"The philosophical community needs to do some soul searching about how we managed to unnecessarily isolate ourselves and what can be done to reverse that trend." — Kevin Zollman (CMU) has some ideas

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