Collective Nouns for Philosophers by Area of Specialization
What do we call a group of metaphysicians? Or political philosophers? Or Kant scholars? Or philosophers…
New social media app reportedly has ties with Trump administration – CNET
GETTR didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. GETTR The platform calls itself a “non-bias…
Biden Nominates Amy Gutmann as Ambassador to Germany
Her nomination was handed to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in mid-June, one of the sources told…
Refi rates on June 30, 2021: Rates decrease – CNET
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Dotson from Michigan State to University of Michigan
Professor Dotson works in epistemology, feminist philosophy (particularly Black feminism and feminist epistemology), and critical philosophy…
Allais from UCSD to Johns Hopkins
She starts at Hopkins this fall. Lucy Allais, currently Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the…
Future NASCAR tracks will be designed virtually in iRacing – Roadshow
Aside from the beefed up friendship between the two entities, this new partnership also earns iRacing…
Rilke on the Relationship Between Solitude, Love, Sex, and Creativity
Oh that humans might humbly receive and earnestly bear this mystery that fills the earth down…
How Memory Makes Us and Breaks Truth: The Rashomon Effect and the Science of How Memories Form and Falter in the Brain
We do this on the personal level — out of such selective memory and by such…
Good Conferences in a Time of Pandemic—and Afterwards (guest post)
In facilitating that interaction, we might consider asking those who submit an essay whether they want…
Philosophical Input on Transportation Policy
[Andreas Gursky, “Bahrain I” (detail)] Can philosophers help improve transportation policy? Jonathan Badgley, an economist who…
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Discover the latest news and best reviews in smartphones and carriers from CNET’s mobile experts. Thomas…
The Other Great Gertrude-and-Alice Love Story: The Life and Legacy of Pioneering Photographer and Bicyclist Alice Austen
Turning a closet into a darkroom, Alice proceeded to teach herself the art of photography, taking…
CNRS Defends Roques in Response to Plagiarism Accusations
Though the commission is mistaken in its own account of whether and why there has been…
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Despite this, the iPhone 11 camera is nothing to sneeze at: It has a Night Mode…
Whom We Love and Who We Are: José Ortega y Gasset on Love, Attention, and the Invisible Architecture of Our Being
[…] Defining attention as “the function charged with giving the mind its structure and cohesion,” Ortega…
The great Fast & Furious rewatch: Pedal to the metal on the road to F9 – Roadshow
On my Tokyo Drift rewatch, immediately I realized it was this movie, the third theatrically but…
John McAfee, 75, dies in Spanish prison, reports say – CNET
The death may have been by suicide, the Catalan justice department told Reuters. After the body…
Brennan Wins $2.1 Million Grant to Study Markets, Social Entrepreneurship, & Auism
You can learn more about Professor Brennan’s work here. The grant will support Professor Brennan’s project,…
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Darling Baby: Artist Maira Kalman’s Painted Serenade to Attention, Aliveness, and the Vibrancy of Seeing the World with Newborn Eyes
The water carried the turtle out to sea to be buried in the vast ocean. I…
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Read our Galaxy S21 review. Read our Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G review. Read our Galaxy…
Philosophy Journals’ Book Review Policies and Practices
Readers are welcome to suggest additional questions. Editors, please take a moment to respond. Thanks. [Louise…
How Are Today’s Philosophers Philosophical?
You can listen to or read the full interview here. MILLGRAM: —and then you can see the…
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Anyone looking at these first-gen Pixel Buds should note that the new Pixel Buds A-Series were…
An iPhone 13 with iOS 15, a new battery and cameras could be amazing – CNET
If the iPhone 13 gets an in-screen fingerprint reader, it’s not clear whether this would replace…
Sylvia Plath and the Loneliness of Love
[…] Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932–February 11, 1963) was still a teenager when she began facing…
Optimism about Metaphysics (and Philosophy in General)
Another important metametaphysical question concerns what metaphysics is, and how it does or does not differ…
Aryeh Kosman (1935-2021)
Professor Kosman came to Haverford in 1962 and retired in 2010, holding visiting appointments at various…