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TagA Jewish Philosopher Asks Other Jewish Philosophers to Reflect on Their Judaism and Philosophy
Philosopher David Boonin (University of Colorado Boulder) is inviting other Jewish philosophers to contribute to a collection of writings he’s putting together. (more…)
Frege and Philosophy at Home
When did analytic philosophy begin? Many who ask that question answer: 1879, the year Gottlob Frege’s Begriffsschrift was published. But how did Frege, a math professor whose studies originally focused on geometry, do it? Is it true that “Frege created logic and analytic philosophy out of nothing”? (more…)
An Affectionate but Clear-Eyed Close-Up of Parfit
Derek Parfit: His Life and Thought, a collection of essays by people who knew him, edited by Jeff McMahan, was published a couple of days ago. (more…)
Carlisle Wins PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
PEN America has selected The Marriage Question: George Elliot’s Double Life by Clare Carlisle, professor of philosophy at King’s College London, as the winner of its 2024 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. (more…)
Kelly & Rembert Win Pulitzer Prize
Erin Kelly, professor of philosophy at Tufts University, together with the late Winfred Rembert, have won the the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for biography/autobiography for their book, Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South. (more…)