Mini-Heap
New links of interest to those interested in philosophy…
- Ernest Nagel “was once an academic celebrity in the sciences, the leader of what we may call the scientific wing of pragmatism for a generation” but is “now largely forgotten” — Eric Schliesser (Amsterdam) on why “this neglect is a shame”
- “Suddenly, we were asked to think directly about the central things that mattered” — Michael Huemer (Colorado) on what’s good and bad about philosophy
- “Well, I don’t want to sit by this siren till I die of old age. / So what’s the reason I can’t turn the page? / Simple answer. Shame. / He’s the only man in the world who can see through my game.” — poet Anne Carson renders Alcibiades’s speech in The Symposium in verse (via Aaron Garrett)
- “My academic and intellectual independence, the freedom to think things through for myself, hindered only (only!) by my own weaknesses, prejudices, and blind spots, has come at quite a high price” — Susan Haack (Miami) reflects on her career as a philosopher
- What should journal editors ask referees to do? — Richard Yetter Chappell (Miami) offers some suggestions
- Has being a philosopher met your expectations? — a discussion at The Philosophers’ Cocoon
- There’s an asymmetry that explains why “transgender identities deserve social uptake and so-called ‘transracial’ identifications… almost always do not” — but it’s not based on “who ‘really is’ a woman or who ‘really is’ Black,” argue Robin Dembroff (Yale) & Dee Payton (Rutgers)
Mini-Heap posts usually 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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