I’ve always described Housman’s intellect as akin to “wrestling with razor blades” as least in his classical scholarship. I chanced upon the The Housman Society which I’m pleased to see has been ticking along for almost 40 years. My first exposure to AEH’s austere intellect was through Gow’s A. E. Housman: A Sketch Together with a List of…
Christine Korsgaard interview. John Rawls
For some reason the late brilliant, though relatively unknown philosopher, Ian McFetridge popped into my consciousness (on reflection, the thought could have been triggered by my thinking about a school chum who had a McFetridge kind of intelligence and wit but sadly was never to even begin to reach his potential). Anyway, Ian conducted my…
This must surely be the most anticipated event in modern non-fiction publishing history. Here is a taster. Black SwanCognitionCognitive sciencecomplexityFooled by RandomnessNassim Nicholas TalebRisksocial epistemologySpontaneous order
Now available. EPISTEMEEpistemologysocial epistemology
I see that the publisher now has a fully detailed page up for a volume that I’ve been privileged to be a part of. The Foreword is by a very nice chappie going by the name of V.Smith and includes luminaries such as McCloskey, Boettke, Gintis, Steel and others. My abstract: Mindscapes and Landscapes: Hayek and Simon on Cognitive Extension Hayek’s…
A recent discussion held at Oxford. (The picture above is Darwin, not Dennett :~) ) Daniel DennettRichard Dawkins
This from The Economist. Animal CognitionCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceEmpathyPhilosophy of mind
Look out for my chum David Livingstone Smith’s entry “War, Evolution, and the Nature of Human Nature“ Human evolutionViolence and Abuse
Uncorrected proof of final contribution to Stigmergy 3.0 line-up. complexityEpistemologyPierre-Paul GrasséSpontaneous orderStigmergy
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