Mini-Heap
New links of interest to those interested in philosophy…
- “If one is sure there is no loving God, there is a pretty decent argument against doing philosophy” — Alexander Pruss (Baylor) on the relation between the true and the beneficial
- “The world, independent of our input, does not settle how confident we must be in our claims before we may rationally accept them for purposes of making a decision” — Richard Bradley and Liam Kofi Bright (LSE) on COVID-19 immunity testing
- Scientific understanding, the use of deep learning in neuroscience, and the computational theory of mind — Mazviita Chirimuuta (Pittsburgh) on the Brain Inspired podcast
- A new program supporting early career scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences — the “Emerging Voices” Fellowship from the ACLS
- The Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog says farewell — “the variety of libertarian and classical liberal views within the academy has become better known”
- A philosophical conversation on COVID-19 — with Alec Walen (Rutgers), Sophia Moreau (Toronto), and Christian Barry (ANU)
- In praise of aphorisms — in their interpretation is an invitation for the readers to engage in their own philosophical enterprise – to do philosophy themselves
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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