A moral philosophy professor who apparently married a woman 17 years years ago to get into the United States, lived with her just 3 months then divorced her 10 years later without letting her know. [More]

Pupils taking part in practical philosophy sessions improved the children's listening skills, gave them greater respect for other people, encouraged them to consider other perspectives and ideas they may not otherwise have thought about and helped them analyse problems so that they are thought through before making decisions. [More]

Ruse tends to be divisive and has been criticized by naturalists and non-naturalists alike for his views (though he is a naturalist himself). In a new article for Talking Philosophy, Ruse attempts to explain his position on moral philosophy that he articulates in his book Taking Darwin Seriously: A Naturalistic Approach to Philosophy. [More]

I wanted to write a special post to give a shout out to everyone who has posted links to Philosophy News content and to all our readers who have tweeted, liked, stumbled upon, Google plussed, and otherwise supported the content over the past few months. [More]

An article in citizenvoice.com about the new book Arrested Development and Philosophy edited by Phillips, Wisnewski, and Irwin [More]

The debate about free will, long the purview of philosophers alone, has been given new life by scientists, especially neuroscientists studying how the brain works. And what they're finding supports the idea that free will is a complete illusion. [More]

Geoffrey Wheatcroft tackles what he sees as a national epistemic crisis in the United States in a recent article for the New York Times. People in the US suffer from the problem of “unknown knows”: facts citizens should know about but choose to reject. [More]

A 2005 article by Paul Bloom for the Atlantic Monthly where he explores the naturalistic basis for religion. Still relevant and eerily predictive. [More]

Reposted from Certain Doubts: Since there are wicked rumors out there that Chicago is not a place to visit in February, below the fold [N.B see link above for the schedule] I have collected the various epistemology-relevant goings-on at the 2012 APA Central Division meeting, which is taking place F... [More]

The Freethinkers of Portland State University is proud to present Dr. Peter Boghossian (who Philosophy News interviewed recently) and his upcoming lecture, “Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and Other Delusions: Just Say No!” [More]