New additions to the Heap of Links…

1. Is there a philosophy of neuroscience and if so, what is it? — there will be several posts about this at the Brains blog this week
2. “If I believed the election was stolen, and if I had satisfied myself that my belief was well founded, then I would believe that resisting the outcome, even with force, would be reasonable” — Alec Walen (Rutgers) on the philosophical issues involved in blaming and punishing Trump’s insurrectionists
3. “‘Call me a slut’ could mean ‘Remind me that I am merely human, trapped in a body and subject to its animal cravings.’” — Kim Kierkegaardashian on the ethics of dirty tallk
4. Why does scientific fraud happen and what can we do about it? — Liam Kofi Bright (LSE) looks at the problems and a possible solution from W.E.B. Du Bois
5. “Saying ‘hello’ to strangers is a moral matter, and we cannot breezily disregard the pull to be social as mere etiquette: to ignore a stranger would be to do something wrong” — so argues Kimberlee Brownlee (UBC)
6. Improving philosophy class with discussion cards — Kaija Mortensen (Randolph College) explains
7. “Perpetrators of this fraud commit to something so disturbing that it becomes necessary to hide it even from themselves” — Luvell Anderson (Syracuse) on the varieties of racial fraud

PLUS: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Social Philosophy Course

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!