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Millikan’s Dewey Lecture
Marcus Arvan over at Philosopher’s Cocoon draws attention to the 2012 Dewey Lecture by Ruth Millikan (University of Connecticut), to some of the details…
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Philosophy, Privilege, and Prestige
Traditionally, the liberal arts have been the privilege of an upper class. There are three big reasons for this. First, it befits the leisure…
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2014 Lenssen Prize Winners
The American Association of Philosophy Teachers awarded their 2014 Lenssen Prize to Ann J. Cahill and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, both of Elon University, for their…
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Measuring “Meaning & Purpose” in Students’ Lives
Wake Forest University is looking into ways to assess the quality of life of its students and alumni. Among the things the university would like…
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Anything I Can Do For A Better Grade?
It is that time of the year when the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the semester is ending, and the students are…
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8-Bit Plato
Platonic forms explained in an animation in the style of an old-fashioned video game. No, I don’t know why.
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Philosophers Attempt Pictionary
“I’m sorry Bentham, but the thing-in-itself is bit harder to depict than a goddman panopticon!” Well done, Existential Comics.
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Student Files Complaint Against University of Miami
The female student who last year accused Colin McGinn of sexual harassment has now filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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The Issues Behind the Gossip
The other day, a graduate student in philosophy posted her account of an affair she has had with an older, prominent philosopher who works…
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Collegiality in Hiring
In the end, the Happy Hour Test depends on affability, but its consequence goes beyond likability. If one “passes” the Happy Hour Test, I’d…
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James Higginbotham (1941-2014)
James Higginbotham, most recently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, has died. He worked mainly in philosophy of language, prior…
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Update on Rutgers-Newark Criminal Sexual Assault Case
Judge in the Stubblefield case: “Even if you found D.J, has the ability to communicate, you can’t overturn 20 years of his being determined…
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A Searchable Lewis
You can now search all of the writings of David Lewis for specific words and phrases. The results show up listed by publication, with…
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Color Commentary from Marcus Aurelius
Stan Sloane: Welcome back everyone to Mile High Stadium. We’re here near the end of a very tense fourth quarter, with the score tied…
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The Relevance of Analytic Philosophy
This paper holds that philosophy is and has always been relevant to life. The history on this matter is against the likes of Kripke…
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No Idea Whether Americans Want Philosophy, According to New Survey
A survey based on 115 forums held around the United States brought some seemingly good news about what the public thinks of philosophical education in college: Nearly 9…
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The Kinds of Beings We Are: Curing Deafness Edition
“We’re just trying to tweak the mammalian system a little bit to do what a lot of other species do naturally.” Those are the words…
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Radical Suffering Reduction & Virtual Killings
The Foundational Research Institute says that it “brings together researchers from diverse fields to examine how humanity can best reduce suffering in the future. We…
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4.5 Million Rea$ons for Optimism
Andrew Chignell (Cornell) and Samuel Newlands (Notre Dame) are the recipients of a $4.5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for their project,…