The Cognitive Dimension
The always subtle (philosophically, historically, and most especially, sociologically) Stephen Turner. His piece is freely available here. Cognitive sciencephilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindStephen Turner
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Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before
Keep an eye out for this forthcoming compendium, coedited by the very excellent Jessica Hooten Wilson. Christianityjessica hooten wilsonLiberal educationphilosophical literatureReligion & Spirituality
Philosophical Haiku: Philo of Alexandria
Check out this little snippet from Philosophy Now. Simultaneously, via Plato and the Wisdom literature, Philo offered a key theological-philosophical thread to the Fourth Gospel and the Early Church writ large. Moreover, a closer (and neglected) look at the sociology of Philo’s time/context, offers enticing clues for understanding the complexity of modern Jewish identity. early…
Booker’s Birthday
Today marks the birth of the keyboard genius, James Booker. Check out the Booker documentary to learn more about the amazing character that was Booker. Cheryl Anne GraceJames Bookernew orleanspaintingpiano
Karl Friston on embodied cognition
Karl gives a quick overview of the field with more than a nod to the philosophical aspect. Karl was the one who did an MRI and fMRI scan of me 20 years ago: The software failed that day and I was stuck in the scanner for at least an hour or so. Not a pleasant…
Cosmos + Taxis 9: 11+12
Freely available here. classical liberalismcosmos+taxisDavid HardwickGene CallahanGus diZeregaHayekKenneth McIntyrePopperTimothy Fullerwalter weimer
A Book About Nothing?: A Review of Theology and Geometry
Here’s a review in VoegelinView of the collection of essays on Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolephilosophical literature
Michael Oakeshott: born 120 years ago
For those who’ve never heard Oakeshott, here is his 1948 BBC talk on the philosophy of history. Below is the first page of Experience and its Modes in Oakeshott’s hand. experience and its modesMichael OakeshottPhilosophy
Rousseau, Nietzsche, and the Image of the Human
My chum and sometime collaborator has this new book out. Friedrich NietzscheJean-Jacques RousseauLiberalismPaul FrancoPolitical philosophy
Oakeshott’s Skepticism, Politics, and Aesthetics
Just published! aestheticsclassical liberalismConservatismEric KosMichael OakeshottPoetryPolitical philosophyscepticism
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