The African philosopher has good reason to study African folk thought. Africans are a much oppressed and disparaged people; some foreigners have not even conceded that Africans, as a traditional people, were capable of a coherent worldview. Many colonial anthropologists…
You might have noticed the lack of fanfare around the Golden Globes this year. Netflix Saniyya Sidney as Venus Williams and Will Smith as Richard Williams in King Richard. Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin in Succession.
The unfolding of the primary mirror follows the setup of other elements of the billion telescope, which launched Dec. 25. Those elements include the five thin layers of the tennis-court-size sunshield, designed to keep unwanted heat signals produced by the…
The enemies of art and of morals, the enemies that is of love, are the same: social convention and neurosis. One may fail to see the individual… because we are ourselves sunk in a social whole which we allow uncritically…
Getty Images The company is just exploring the idea of releasing its own stablecoin, a cryptocurrency backed by and linked in value to an existing currency, PayPal confirmed to Bloomberg. Developer Steve Moser dug around in the PayPal app and…
A pre-publication draft of the paper is here. Choices confront us with questions. How we act depends on our answers to those questions. So the way our beliefs guide our choices is not just a function of their informational content,…
The Philosophical Gourmet Report (PGR), a ranking of philosophy PhD programs in the “English-speaking world,” has been updated.The 2021-22 rankings are the based on a survey of philosophy faculty that asks each of them to evaluate the members of 94…
Google’s patent battle with Sonos comes as the search giant faces intense scrutiny from federal and state officials over its size and competitive practices. The search engine giant is the target of several major antitrust lawsuits, including a landmark case…
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Theodore Kisiel, professor emeritus of philosophy at Northern Illinois University, has died. Kisiel joined the faculty of Northern Illinois University in 1969. Prior to that, he worked Canisius College. He earned his PhD in philosophy from Duquesne University. Professor Kisiel was well-known…