Category: Philosophy and Art
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When Philosophers “Compress a Philosophical Idea into a Picture”
“Philosophical cartoons are treated as ephemera but they can make a great philosopher more compelling to their contemporaries. It takes skill to compress a…
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The Painting Commissioned to Respond to Hume’s Racism
“In 1753… David Hume had published a revised version of one of his celebrated essays, on ‘National Characters’. In a lengthy new footnote, he…
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“Necessary and Sufficient” Portraits of Philosophers
“Necessary and Sufficient Conditions” is a series of portraits of philosophers that was given that name because, in the words of the artist, “the…
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Perceptions and Appetitions: New Music About Philosophy (guest post)
“To refute a theory, but it’s my life that’s on the line…”
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Photos of Philosophers
“One thing that is a real problem with philosophers is making sure they are not hunched over.”
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Philosopharmacology
A few months ago I learned about the brilliant conceptual artwork of Dana Wyse. Since the mid 1990s she has been producing a series…
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Unextractable Insights of Literature and the Arts
“There appears to be no room within ethics for humanistic thinking or artistic expression as such, and this represents a massive and practically catastrophic…
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Good 20th & 21st Century Music Inspired by Philosophy?
“What music made in the 20th/21st centuries directly inspired by philosophy is actually any good?”
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The Cutest Little Philosophers You’ve Ever Seen
Yuzuko Nakamura, a teaching fellow in computer science at University College London, has professional interest in robotics, computer graphics, and animation. She also likes to…
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Made by Philosophers for Philosophers — and Anyone Else Interested In Philosophy
It’s that time of the year again, when academics buried in grading are happily distracted by the pleasures of shopping for holiday presents.
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Philosopher-Photographers on Instagram (and Elsewhere)
Sometimes a little beauty is in order.
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3rd Annual Philosophical Photography Contest Winners Announced
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University has revealed the winning photograph and honorable mentions in its 3rd annual Philosophical Photography Contest.
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Philosophical Artworks
Do you know of works of visual art that convey particular philosophical ideas, questions, problems, positions, or philosophers?
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“The Jeremy Bentham” Will Visit the Met
When 18th-Century philosopher Jeremy Bentham made arrangements for his head and skeleton to be preserved, clothed, and available for display at University College London, it…
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Philosophical Photography Contest
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University is again running its philosophical photography contest.
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Major Retrospective Planned at MoMA for Artist and Philosopher Adrian Piper
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York will be presenting a “major retrospective” of the work of artist and philosopher Adrian Piper…
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The Art of Philosophy (guest post by Susanna Berger)
The following us a guest post* by Susanna Berger, assistant professor of art history at the University of Southern California. It is an excerpt adapted…
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Philosophical Photography
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University recently announced the winner of its Philosophical Photography Contest. It’s Jenny Gillett, for her photo, “Identity,” above.…