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January 30, 2009philosophy

Dead Philosophers

An article in the NYT on Simon Critchley’s latest book. dead philosopherssimon critchley

January 28, 2009david chalmers, online philosophy, philosophy

PhilPapers

Another great online service (a companion to MindPapers) has been brought to fruition by David Chalmers, David Bourget and Wolfgang Schwarz. PhilPapers

November 20, 2008Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften, L’homme sans qualité, man without qualities, novel of ideas, philosophical literature, philosophy, robert musil, Ted Gioia

I came across this nice article by Ted Gioia entitled Exhuming Robert Musil: A Fresh Look at The Man Without Qualities. Here is an excerpt: The Man Without Qualities depicts a strange world in which a couple is given a copy of Nietzsche as a wedding gift, a murderer on death row spends his days…

November 16, 2008humor, philosophers, philosophical humor, philosophy

Bar Room Philosopher

September 26, 2008Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, philosophy, philosophy of religion, Putnam, religion

Putnam on Jewish Philosophy

Here is an interesting insight into Putnam’s conciliation of being a Jewish philosopher with his being a philosopher. This brief interview is to plug his latest book Jewish Philosophy as a Guide to Life.

August 28, 2008Aristotle, civil conversation, conservatism, Debra Candreva, Eric Kos, George Feaver, Gerhard Wolmarans, hegel, hobbes, idealism, inference to the best explanation, Josiah Lee Auspitz, Keith Sutherland, kenneth minogue, liberalism, liberty, martyn thompson, oakeshott, philosophical jurisprudence, philosophy, philosophy of history, philosophy of social science, political philosophy, relativism, Richard Friedman, Richard Rorty, robert grant, social constructivism, social epistemology, Spinoza, terry nardin, timothy fuller, Wendell John Coats Jr

The Intellectual Legacy of Michael Oakeshott

A rather belated plug for this book. The follow up is currently being edited.

April 6, 2008existentialism, philosophers, philosophy, philosophy of history, philosophy of mind, political philosophy

Philosophy’s stock on the rise

An article in the New York Times reports that philosophy enrollment in the US is significantly up. In an age of overly early specialization and technocratic training purely instrumental to the job market, this is reassuring. This said, I’m sure there are departments and courses that fit the profile of: “People sitting under trees and…

January 27, 2008conservatism, hayek, John Gray, liberalism, philosophers, philosophy, political philosophy

Black and White Gray

Check out this scathing review published in The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 18th – Section: The Chronicle Review Volume 54, Issue 19, Page B5). Beyond any interest it may have to those who follow John Gray’s output, the review is salient to the recent “controversy” about philosophers being uncivil. My favourite line from the following review…

December 6, 2007philosophers, philosophical humor, philosophy

Philosophers on Strike

This from the latest issue of The New Yorker – I assume an allusion to the Hollywood writer’s strike.

October 30, 2007philosophers, philosophy, photography, portraiture

Staring, glaring, snarling and snubbing: photographic portraits of philosophers

Steve Pyke, a NY-based photographer, has put together an impressive portfolio of philosopher’s portraits. The style is very direct with most of his subjects staring, glaring, snarling or even avoiding the camera. Section I 1988-1992 Section II 2001-2006

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