The most popular response to the x-phi challenge has been the expertise defense, which starts from the assumption that professional philosophers are experts in their areas of specialization—in analogy to other disciplines, like law or math. However, x-phi studies until…
An understanding of death as “the name that we give to a collection of atoms that once had the special arrangement of a functioning neuronal network and now no longer does so” renders the boundary between life and death more…
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Are you interested in learning about recent work in philosophy of science but lack the time to read a bunch of articles? Well, a new feature at the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS), “Short Reads,” may be…
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Digging through the surviving fragments of Bloy’s written thought, he surfaces a passage emblematic of Bloy’s uncommon physics of the metaphysical — an 1894 passage fomented by his interest in the teachings of St. Paul. Translated by Borges himself, Bloy…
In the comments on a previous post about a new journal, Barry Lam (Vassar) floats a brilliant idea: Philosophy-minded philanthropists, are you listening? How much would it cost annually to run a journal which publishes everything of high quality it…
Professor Margolis worked across a range of areas in philosophy, including aesthetics, pragmatism, relativism, and various topics in applied ethics, writing over 30 books. You can learn more about his writings here, and read an interview with him here. Professor…
“The takeaway is that a multicellular organism can be frozen and stored as such for thousands of years and then return back to life — a dream of many fiction writers,” said Malavin. Michael Plewka Permafrost is the gift that…
Visit the International Philosophy Olympiad site to learn more about the topics the students engaged with and to see the list of award winners. Owing to the pandemic, the event was held online, hosted by the Slovenian team. The Olympiad…