New: Asian Journal of Philosophy
You can learn more about the journal here. The journal’s editor-in-chief is Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding…
Levelling the Linguistic Playing Field within Academic Philosophy (guest post)
One approach is to reject the norms, at least when making decisions that affect people’s careers….
Alain de Botton on the Myth of Normalcy and the Importance of Breakdowns
A healthy culture, he suggests, calibrates this mismatch of perception and reality by inviting us into…
Google Pixel 6: Release date, price, specs and all the other rumors we’ve heard – CNET
The earliest rumors about the Pixel 6’s camera setup included speculation that Google might upgrade to…
Enough Ranking (guest post)
Not everyone will be moved by this last criticism, so let me conclude on a less…
The Beauty of the Overlooked: Philip Henry Gosse’s Stunning 19th-Century Illustrations of Coastal Creatures and Reflections on the Delicate Kinship of Life
Each of the animals he describes — the mollusk and the medusa, the shrimp and the…
Amazon institutes indefinite work from home policy – CNET
Now playing: Watch this: Amazon shows off a robot, a thermostat and more at its… Screenshot…
The Philosopher’s Archive in the Digital Age: David Lewis and His Correspondence (guest post)
“There are both intellectual and practical questions here. On the intellectual side, a major question is…
The Three Buddhist Steps to Repairing Relationships
When you make the effort to listen and hear the other side of the story, your…
Netflix: 53 of the best TV shows to watch tonight – CNET
Netflix/CNET screenshot Thinking about dipping your toe into more of Netflix’s international content? French comedy Call…
Pokemon Go October 2021 Community Day: Shiny Duskull, event move and Timed Research – CNET
A special item bundle will be on sale in Pokemon Go’s in-game shop during October’s Community…
Funeral March for the First Cosmonaut: Artist, Poet, and Philosopher Etel Adnan’s Stunning Painted Poem About Life, Death, Loneliness, and Our Cosmic Redemption
“When you realize you are mortal,” the polymathic poet, painter, journalist, novelist, and philosopher Etel Adnan…
Verizon offering up to $200 off the Apple Watch 7 with a trade in – CNET
But, as with any deal, you need to read the fine print before you buy. The…
Discipline Size and Progress, in General and in Philosophy
Philosophy is still a relatively small discipline in number of papers published per year at only(!)…
Students at Sussex Campaign to Get Philosopher Fired
(Comments are off on this post because discussions of this topic tend to require a significant…
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Lost Lectures on Social Change and the Three Archetypes of Youth
In his third lecture, titled “Youth and Social Action,” Dr. King presents a taxonomy of the…
Ideas for a 7th Grade Philosophy Club
Thanks very much! Emily is a seventh grade student who chimed in on an earlier post…
Where to get your flu shot in 2021 – CNET
The CDC recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October, but getting…
What If…? season finale recap: Ending, post-credits scene explained for episode 9 – CNET
Captain Carter/Peggy (Hayley Atwell) apparently followed the same path Steve Rogers did in the mainline MCU,…
Brian Penrose (1957-2021)
Brian loved the AEP programme. He took a personal interest in every applicant and spent many…
Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC reveal: Start time, how to watch and what to expect – CNET
CNET Culture Nintendo The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation airs Tuesday, Oct. 5. The stream…
Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy Based on Job Placement and Student Experience (guest post)
Comparing placement rates across different AOS categories, Value Theory has the highest permanent academic placement rate…
Using “Distant Reading” to Complement Close Reading
Mark Alfano, associate professor of philosophy at Macquarie University, who studies Nietzsche, shares a technique, called…
Missing iPhone 13 features that should have been on Apple’s new phones – CNET
Apple’s iPhone 13 and 13 Pro certainly have a lot to offer over their predecessors: longer…
Broken Tulips: How a Virus Gave the World’s Most Prized Flower Its Beauty
In 1634, Rembrandt painted his wife, Saskia, as Flora — the Roman goddess of flowers and…
Rolls-Royce Boat Tail struts its uber-opulence at Villa d’Este – Roadshow
One of this Boat Tail’s individual features is the color. The client’s favorite color is blue,…
Windows 11 is coming, so does that mean I should wait to buy a new laptop? – CNET
Microsoft Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft demos new Windows 11 Microsoft further says PC makers including…
How Does This Year’s Academic Philosophy Job Market Look?
See The Philosophers’ Cocoon for more detailed information from Professor Arvan. He notes that the number…
An Empirical Approach to the Analytic-Continental Divide
They first identify “indicator words” that tend to correlate with (but, they acknowledge, do not guarantee)…
Project on Kantian Democracy Wins $1.38 Million Grant
The Kantian Foundations of Democracy aims to provide the first large scale analysis of the theory…