Tag: philosophers
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How Different Are Philosophers? (guest post)
“Do philosophers really think differently than non-philosophers?”
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John Searle (1932-2025)
Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died.
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So, philosophers tend to have these occupational tics, right?
Many years ago I realized that, while teaching, I was automatically adding the one-word question, “right?” to the end of a lot of my…
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New Interactive Visualization of Philosophy
Designer Deniz Cem Önduygu has built a new interactive visualization of philosophy.
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The Philosophical Lexicon (updated)
A commenter the other day used “chisholm” as a verb, reminding me that it has been a while since The Philosophical Lexicon has made…
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Study: Neurodiversity among Philosophers
A new study is underway to learn about neurodiversity in philosophers.
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What Philosophical Idea Or Position Do You Find The Scariest?
[It has been eight years since this was posted, which is enough time, I think, for some new answers to have arisen…] It’s Halloween,…
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The Outsider Perspective
At one point in his 2017 Dewey Lecture (the audio of which was recently posted at the Blog of the APA), William Lycan (UNC)…
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Swallows, Moles, and other Animal-Philosopher Typologies
“There are two kinds of philosophers: swallows and moles.”
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“Necessary and Sufficient” Portraits of Philosophers
“Necessary and Sufficient Conditions” is a series of portraits of philosophers that was given that name because, in the words of the artist, “the…
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Philosophers Awarded ARC Grants
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced the recipients of its Discovery Projects grants, which includes several philosophers.
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Greatest Achiever, Philosopher Edition
Over at Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen (GMU) suggests that Johann Sebastian Bach may be “the greatest achiever of all time.”
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Desperate Honesty (guest post)
“I abandoned classics for philosophy in large part because that was where the refuters were. Now people can’t stop telling me I am wrong.”
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New Video Archive of Mid-to-Late 20th Century British Philosophers
“Philosophy in the Open” is a new archive of philosophy videos from Open University.
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Philosophers and Their Pets
In the United States it is National Pet Day, an unofficial holiday created in 2006 to “celebrate the joy pets can bring to us,”…
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Philosophers among New National Humanities Center Fellows
The National Humanities Center (NHC) has announced the appointment of 35 fellows for the academic year 2023–24, including three philosophers.
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Perceptions and Appetitions: New Music About Philosophy (guest post)
“To refute a theory, but it’s my life that’s on the line…”
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On the Time McDowell Told Taylor and Putnam They Misunderstood Him (guest post)
“On Saturday, April 27 1996, in Chicago, at the Palmer House, there was an epic, bewildering Author Meets Critics session on McDowell’s (1994) Mind and…
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“Departments of Cognitive Poker”? Competitiveness and Philosophy (guest post)
Is philosophy an especially competitive discipline? How? Is its competitiveness a problem? If so, what might we do about it?