The purpose of such discoveries, Bonnycastle observes two centuries before the golden age of space telescopes and their epoch-making discoveries of other worlds around other suns, is to liberate us from the parochial perspective of self-significance that is the downfall…
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The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only came through them, and what came through them was longing. These things…
The full report, authored by APA intern Jaehyun Hong with guidance from executive director Amy Ferrer, is available here. When it comes to the geographic distribution of department types, the APA report finds that “the Northeast has the highest percentage…
Nel Noddings (professor emerita of education at Stanford University), a philosopher well-known for her development of an “ethics of care,” died on August 25th. Professor Noddings joined Stanford University’s School of Education in 1977 and spent much of her career…
She questions the tree, but the tree stays silent. There are a thousand and one ways to feel alien in this world — some of them blatant (my legal status in the country to which I have devoted my entire…
On Saturday, NASA’s ambitious, expensive and intricate Artemis program is poised to commence. Fifty years after the agency wrapped up the Apollo missions, Artemis I could be heading to lunar orbit, at last. Here’s that window start time around the world. Get your…
The journal Philosophia, which has been published continuously since 1972, is pleased to announce a new Editorial Staff effective 1 September, 2022:• Mitch Green (Connecticut), Editor-in-Chief;• Emma Gordon (Glasgow), Associate Editor;• Iris Vidmar Jovanović (Rijeka), Associate Editor;• Jan Michel (Düsseldorf), Associate Editor;•…
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Read more: Smartwatches Have Measured Blood Oxygen for Years. But Is This Useful? It might not seem like a…
Please take a couple of minutes and support the APA’s efforts on this increasingly important matter. The survey is here. The Non-Academic Careers Committee of the American Philosophical Association (APA) is seeking input and feedback on how it can better serve…