Mini-Heap
Links to philosophy-related stuff elsewhere around the internet…
- Yes, your chances of affecting the outcome of a national election are tiny, but here is new argument for why voting in such an election is not irrational — by Zach Barnett (NUS) (this is an ungated manuscript; the original was pubished in PPA last month)
- “Academic plutocracy” — it’s a problem for universities, argues Sally Haslanger (MIT), and it “undermines democracy and the pursuit of knowledge”
- “A systemic approach to redistributing resources and changing policies and institutions that have perpetuated harm” — Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Beba Cibralic (Georgetown) on how best to understand “climate reparations” and why we need them
- Using metaphysics and philosophy of language to understand and improve software programming — from former philosophy PhD student & programmer Caleb Ontiveros
- Social epistemology Spotify playlist — check out the “Buena Vista Social Epistemology Club,” compiled by Gabri Heinrichs (Groningen)
- “Like Barrett, my faith and my fertility have unfortunately been placed front and center in discussions of whether I am the right person for the job” — Jennifer Frey (South Carolina) on being a Catholic mother and successful professional
- A free font from the Braille Institute to improve the accessibility of texts for low-vision readers — Atkinson Hyperlegible’s design is based around “letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability” (via Kottke)
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.
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. Thanks!
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