Walker Percy Weekend ’15
Pleased to hear that there will definitely be another WP weekend. This was the most convivial “conference” I have ever been to. philosophical literatureWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekend
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Scaffoldings of the affective mind
Yet another piece from the excellent Joel Krueger (as co-author). affective mindCognitionCognitive scienceconsciousnessdistributed knowledgeEmbodied cognitionExtended cognitionExtended MindExternalismjoel kruegerphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindsituated cognition
EPISTEME: some “first view” articles
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Walter Inglis Anderson
Given my proclivity for appreciating “characters” this chap has all the hallmarks in spades! H/T to my filmmaker chum who has done a documentary on Anderson — Win Riley. Artnew orleanspaintingWalter Inglis Andersonwin riley
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 69
“Of course,” Ignatius said in a thoughtful, serious voice, “this could be a worldwide deception.” “The next war could turn out to be one massive orgy. Good grief. How many of the military leaders of the world may simply be deranged old sodomites acting out some fake fantasy role? Actually, this might be quite beneficial…
Nozick’s last interview?
Julian Sanchez interviews the great man. And in the spring, I’m giving a course jointly with a professor in the Slavic Languages department on Dostoyevsky and his philosophical ideas, and the difference that is made when philosophical ideas are presented in works of fiction rather than in discursive prose. It’s the difference between people who…
CFP: Cosmos + Taxis
The interdisciplinary journal Cosmos + Taxis is issuing a call for papers for its second conference on spontaneous orders, to be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology from May 8 to May 9, 2015. Both days will feature morning and afternoon sessions and informal lunches and dinners. The theme of the conference is “Spontaneous…
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EPISTEME: the first decade
This summer marks the anniversary of the founding of EPISTEME. Below is a list of the most cited articles — I’m pleased to see that six of the articles that I solicited have a long tail. Group Knowledge and Group Rationality: A Judgment Aggregation Perspective Christian List Episteme / Volume 2 / Issue 01 / June…
Dorothea Krook’s dedication to Oakeshott
Here’s something that a correspondent sent to me. The first image is the book by Dorothea Krook who contributed to possibly the poorest festschrift I’ve ever come across — though I don’t particularly recall her essay, not a criticism to be laid at Krook’s doorstep — even 25 years ago, this festschrift struck me as nth-rate. What is the…
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