1. Coseru on Pigliucci on Priest, i.e., what does Buddhism really have to say about contradictions?
2. A guide to Plato’s early and middle dialogues, with outlines, interpretive essays, and other supplementary material, has been created by Mark Anderson and Ginger Osborn (Belmont University), and is available for free here.
3. “Exercise. I’m sorry, you pasty, pale, smoking philosophy grads, arching your eyebrows into a Cartesian curve as you watch the human movement mob winding their way through the miniature traffic cones of their existence. You are wrong and they are right. Well you’re half right. You think, therefore you are, but also you jog, therefore you sleep, therefore you’re not overwhelmed by existential angst… Play a sport, do yoga, pump iron, run, whatever, but take care of your body. You’re going to need it. Most of you mob are going to live to nearly 100… and this long luxurious life ahead of you is going to make you depressed. But don’t despair. There is an inverse correlation between depression and exercise. Do it.” That’s Tim Minchin at the 2013 University of Western Australia graduation, in a funny address that ranges from the meaning of life to luck to power to learning and, well, exercise.
4. Speaking of philosophy and exercise, ancient philosophy is part of the training regimen at Saracens Rugby Club.
5. Moral philosophy is now part of the curriculum in New South Wales, Australia, according to a post at The Conversation.
6. Philosophy blogosphere news: Jon Cogburn (LSU) has quit NewAPPS and is now back to blogging solo, following a controversial post about ableist language, which appeared to be a reaction to, among other things, a complaint about ableism in the comments on a post about the “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” protests following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
7. “Philosophers should listen to punk rock,” says Jesse Prinz (CUNY).
8. Derek Jarman’s Wittgenstein (1993), starring Karl Johnson and Tilda Swinton, is available for viewing, free, on YouTube.
9. Daniel Dennett (Tufts) is interviewed about atheism on the Friendly Atheist podcast.
10. Relatedly, someone is very happy to have a surprising new follower.