Mini-Heap
New links…
- “Dear Professor James, I am so sorry but really I do not feel a bit like an examination paper in philosophy today” — Gertrude Stein was apparently the teacher’s pet in William James’ class
- “To be honest it’s a bit embarrassing to see philosophy operating downstream from popular culture and corporate PR, rather than approaching these overwhelmingly dominant forces critically” — Justin E.H. Smith (Paris) brings his fascinatingly wide angle perspective to VR, AI, and applied ethics
- “That question just stuck with me… you could be doing a whole string of science based on a flawed metaphysical assumption… Someone needs to work on this” — the “origin story” of philosopher Quayshawn Spencer (U. Penn)
- What are the rules for not being a “COVID jerk”? — Eric Schwitzgebel (Riverside) lets us know
- Psychological research inspired by Parfit’s work on the connection between prudence, morality, and the metaphysics of the self — some experiments “suggest that people who score high on the Future Self Continuity measure have higher moral standards”
- “What if animals do know what it means to die?” — work in philosophy, psychology, and biology is helping us understand whether animals understand death (via Kris McDaniel)
- “It is the duty of philosophy to destroy the illusions which had their origin in misconceptions, whatever darling hopes and valued expectations may be ruined by its explanations” — Immanuel Kant interviewed by Richard Marshall at 3:16AM
Mini-Heap posts usually appear when 7 or so new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, a collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. Discussion welcome.
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Can I please see the syllabus of PPE Master program?Report