This marks the first year we have published on a quarterly cycle and compared with most journals, we are up to date with no backlog: contents and abstracts EVIDENCE AND INTUITION Yuri Cath Many philosophers accept a view – what I will call the intuition picture – according to which intuitions are crucial evidence in…
Fodor’s used to be (maybe still is) the benchmark of uncritical stuffiness but Alexis Korman does a fine job of not falling into that smug mindset. BeignetCajunCajun cuisinefoodnew orleans
Stacey Plaisance for AP The elaborate meals, which stem from the old French tradition of eating a lavish meal after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, have become a popular draw for visitors to New Orleans during the holiday season. Christmascreolefoodnew orleansRéveillon
The Penn State Companion will have its official launch as part of a colloquium sponsored by The Alexander Hamilton Institute and Colgate’s Center for Freedom & Western Civilization. The colloquium format will be Liberty-style except that there will be an audience. For those able to attend, you will be most welcome. The dates: Thur, April…
A nice and useful article. For practiced chefs like her and Barnard, the pop-up is a way to experiment, or probe the idea of opening a restaurant without diving into debt. For those who attend, it fills an empty niche. And it gives the legions of New Orleans’ strange somewhere to go. “It’s the opportunity…
This from an unlikely publication. Sorabji is a superb philosopher in his own right and his Necessity, Cause and Blame stands the test of time. AristotleCommentaries on AristotleRichard SorabjiSorabji
The back story by the very excellent Keith Spera. The letters JazzKeith SperaLouis Armstrongmusic
Where Theory and Research Meet to Jam About the Mind Cognitive scienceDavid ChalmersJoseph E. LeDouxneurosciencepete mandikPhilosophy of mindrichard brown
So long to a great character and a great Brit, a reassuring fixture to so many of our lives. The Telegraph The Guardian New York Times astronomyBBC Televisionpatrick moorescience
Snippets from Elizabeth Corey’s essay: Perhaps what is most notable about the Tower of Babel myth, in both of Oakeshott’s essays, is the perfectionism inherent in the story. Whether one wants to contribute to a great and noble cause or to change the world through human action, pride and overestimation lie at the center of…
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