Walker Wins Journal of the History of Philosophy 2021 Best Article Prize
You can see a list of previous winners of the JHP’s prizes here. The editorial team…
The Flower and the Meaning of Life
Time, of course, is itself a creature of paradoxes — at once the relentless forward momentum…
Disney Plus: The Best Sci-Fi Movies to Watch in 2022 – CNET
Walt Disney Pictures Avatar occupies such a strange place in our collective imagination. Not too long…
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Achieving Perspective: Trailblazing Astronomer Maria Mitchell and the Poetry of the Cosmic Perspective, with David Byrne
Science was one of Maria Mitchell’s two great passions. The other was poetry. THE ANIMATED UNIVERSE…
Is Peer Review in Philosophy “Broken Beyond Reasonable Repair”?
One of the first commenters there referenced “Slow Philosophy,” a proposal Jennifer Whiting (Pittsburgh) floated here…
€2.3 Million Grant for Work on Philosophical Responses to Newton
The grant will fund the project for four years, and includes support for PhD students and…
Watch Clouds Drift Across Mars Sky in Eye-Popping NASA Rover Movies – CNET
NASA’s Curiosity rover might be obsessed with rocks and geology at ground level, but it also…
Winners of the APA’s 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest
Winning authors receive a 0 award and will be formally recognized at the annual prize reception…
“Negative attitudes toward philosophy and philosophers”
It may be that philosophers aren’t in the best position to explain the reasons why others…
John Lennon on the Torture of Excellence and the Vital Role of Invisible Incubation in the Creative Process
Couple this fragment from Listening with another — Cott’s conversation with Bob Dylan about vulnerability, the…
See a ‘Very Rare’ and Bizarre-Looking Baby Ghost Shark – CNET
It may not be the most charismatic animal in the ocean, but it’s plenty fascinating. “Their…
Wilderness, Solitude, and Creativity: Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life During Seven Months on a Small Alaskan Island
Go, young men to grow wise and wise men to stay young, not West nor East…
Trudeau Declares National Emergency Over Canadian Trucker Protests of COVID Vaccines – CNET
More protests could happen, though it isn’t yet clear exactly how they’d take shape. Getty Images…
The Ninebot Kickscooter Max Is Currently on Sale for Less Than It Was at Black Friday – Roadshow
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Philosophy Valentines
Cherries might seem red. Sky could look blue.If you don’t know better, you’re a zombie, too….
Summer 2022 Philosophy Programs Reminder
⦿ Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Undergraduates ⦿ Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Graduate Students…
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The film stars Daniel Kaluuya, so memorable in Peele’s 2017 directorial debut Get Out. He’s joined…
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My God, It’s Full of Stars: An Animated Serenade to Hubble and Our Human Hunger to Know the Universe
THE ANIMATED UNIVERSE IN VERSE: CHAPTER TWO Henrietta Swan Leavitt When Hubble looked at the photograph…
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Jim Lane/Getty For 10-year fixed refinances, the average rate is currently at 3.28%, an increase of…
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Plagiarized Articles at the Internet Encylopedia of Philosophy? (updated)
I welcome this opportunity to answer questions about the IEP’s “proto articles”. Our resource came online…
Desk Rejection Comments Revisited
The question is prompted by a graduate student in philosophy who writes: If so, let us…
Tiwald from San Francisco State to Hong Kong
Professor Tiwald works in Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political philosophy. Author of the forthcoming Well-Being as…
Rebecca Solnit on Trees and the Shape of Time
This aspect of trees — “the sense of steadfast continuity a tree can represent” — is…
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Why and How to Get a Job in a Business School: A Guide for Philosophers (guest post)
Conferences For business school jobs, the best place to look is the jobs listserv from AOM….
UMass to Create Center for Philosophy and Children, High School Philosophy Summer Program
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is creating a Center for Philosophy…