Intellectual Freedom and the Culture Wars
Just published. classical liberalismcultureethicsfree speechintellectual freedomPiers Bennsocial epistemology
Just published. classical liberalismcultureethicsfree speechintellectual freedomPiers Bennsocial epistemology
New article in The Linacre. Percy was concerned with spiritual suicide at heart—despair, made explicit to him by Kierkegaard—resembling Victor Frankl’s concern with meaning and the current “existential vacuum” (Desmond 2005). However, the novelist’s theological mooring gave him a stronger platform to map postmodern man’s search for meaning, making him a prime example for physicians…
I don’t see an OUP webpage up yet for this collection but this is a good preview. Brad HookerDerek Parfitethicsmoral philosophypersonal identity
Cognitive neuroscience is in the midst of what has been called an “affective revolution,” which places empathy at the center of a core set of moral competencies. While empathy has not been without its critics (Bloom, 2013; Prinz, 2011), both the radicals and the reactionaries routinely cite Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS)…
Somehow I missed this recent book but not this announcement. Any conference with the participation of David Runia is a big deal. (Still working on a joint review of Maren Niehoff’s book who is also participating). david runiaethicshellenismJudaismMaren NiehoffNélida Naveros Córdovaphilo of alexandria
Born on this day — a true gentleman in every sense. If ever Wiggins was miffed that I preferred to talk to him about his metaphysics rather than his ethics, he never let on. Sameness and Substance Renewed (2001) and its two precursors, 1967’s Identity and Spatio-Temporal Continuity and 1980’s Sameness and Substance, jointly remain one of my favourite reads. See discussion of…
Thomas Metzinger in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. AIArtificial intelligenceCognitive scienceEpistemologyethicsmetaphysicspersonal identityphenomenologyPhilosophy of mindphilosophy of religionPolitical philosophyvirtual reality
Here is a top-notch open access site devoted to all things Kantian operated under the auspices of Chris Onof (one of the principals), a lifelong Kantian scholar (is there any other kind?), my chum and occasional collaborator. christian onofethicsIdealismKantKantianismmetaphysics
Marc’s latest podcast collective behaviorethicsindividualityJordan PetersonMarc Champagnesocial ontology
Episode 9 of Marc’s podcast. ethicsJordan PetersonKantMarc Champagnemoral philosophyMoral psychologyReligionuniversalization