Mini-Heap
Here are 10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, a collection of materials from around the web of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy).
(The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap.)
- “The people I know who have [been] the most successful in the profession have indeed been, by and large, those who developed good relationships” — from an entry in the “Mid-Career Reflections” series at The Philosophers’ Cocoon
- “Socially-centered virtue ethics” — Sebastian Purcell (SUNY Cortland) on what the Aztecs contribute to moral philosophy
- “I would require all students to take two philosophy courses—one in their first year and another just before graduation” — psychologist Howard Gardner (Harvard) on why philosophy is an important part of college education
- “Until viewers do become better interpreters of photographic portraits, Pyke’s portraits will not always serve the public image of philosophers, and philosophy, well.” — Michael Newall (Kent) takes a critical look at Steve Pyke’s portraits of philosophers
- Are you opposed to meritocracy and the institutionalized celebration of genius?— here’s a list of readings that may convince you to be, curated by Liam Kofi Bright (LSE)
- “An NHS doctor is teaching philosophy to eight and nine-year-olds in the hope of safeguarding their mental health” — using Legos, costumes, conversations, and movies to give kids the skills to think clearly
- The acclaimed anime of Miyazaki and the later thought of Heidegger — Edward McDougall (Durham) on what we can learn about technology, nature, and transformation, by looking at them together
- Are people who think we lack free will more likely to behave immorally? — Surpisingly, no, according to a new study
- “Facial recognition technology poses serious and imminent threats to civil liberties and human rights.” — philosophers & other academics make the case in The Guardian
- Electoral reform, John Rawls, and… Dr. Who? — Stephen Tweedale (Simon Fraser) is thinking philosophically about British Columbia’s upcoming referendum