Recent additions to the Heap of Links…

1.  “You need skepticism in order to have a healthy kind of trust, whether in the individual mind or even at the social level” — Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern) discusses trust on the public radio program “On Point”
2.  “I like to draw ’em nice—kinda elegant, I hope – then make ’em silly in faux-retro or disco style” — check out these illustrations of philosophers by John Holbo (NAU)
3. “Their danger lies… in short-circuiting the development of human writers” – – Richard Hughes Gibson (Wheaton) on AI and writing
4.  “Knowledge is older than all sensible things; mind is senior to the world, and the architecture thereof” — Ralph Cudworth is “interviewed” at 3:16AM
5.  Warning: the material at this link combines puns, philosophy, and AI art — created by Adam Keiper
6.  “It helps people govern and express the emotions of contempt, trust, amusement and hope. And these emotions answer to the universal flourishing-related needs of criticism, connection, coping and capability” — Mark Alfano (Macquarie) and Mandi Astola (Delft) on why a sense of humor is a virtue
7.  “Then I thought that Hegel… would have greatly appreciated this object, which has two opposite functions” — how Magritte came to paint “Hegel’s Holiday”

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. 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.