First Mini-Heap of 2020…
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- “I am the last philosopher left in the [House of] Lords.” — Baroness Onora O’Neill (Cambridge) discusses her work in philosophy and government in an interview at Justice Everywhere
- The value of manners — John Schwenkler (Florida State) looks at Amy Olberding’s work on civility
- “Even if true neutrality is ultimately impossible, it is a terrible overreaction to give up on the aspiration to balance.” — Daniel Callcut on what the philosophy classroom can teach us about journalism
- “Shaking free of the pedagogy of fear in Israel and restoring honor to children’s questions demands a fundamental conceptual change within education in Israel’ — Arie Kizel (Haifa) argues for teaching philosophy to children
- “The judge ruled that ethical vegans should be entitled to similar legal protections in British workplaces as those who hold religious beliefs” — Ethical veganism qualifies as a “philosophical belief” for the purposes of UK anti-discrimination law
- “When the relatively uncomplicated reduction of the carbon footprint of the American military is compared to the complexity of other attempts to decarbonize… the former seems like startlingly low hanging fruit” –Eric Winsberg (South Florida) on climate change & the military
- Liar paradox nightmare — via Tanya Kostochka
Mini-Heap posts appear when 7 or so new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, the ever-growing collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. Discussion welcome.
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