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Lucretius

[Revised entry by David Sedley on October 17, 2018. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Titus Lucretius Carus (died mid to late 50s BCE) was an Epicurean poet of the late Roman republican era....

Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Brainstorm Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

by Cory Johnson I’ve always felt like a rookie when it comes to philosophy. I grew up in a blue-collar home where work was done ... Read...

Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Teaching Gen Ed Students the Value of Philosophy

by Andrew P. Mills The news of philosophy departments under threat is disturbingly familiar to many of us. We bemoan the latest news of the elimination ... Read...

Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterInnen (Postdocs und DoktorandIn)

Job List:  Europe Name of institution:  Medizinische Hochschule Hannover , Stiftung...

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Categories for the Working Philosopher

2018.10.17 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Elaine Landry (ed.), Categories for the Working Philosopher, Oxford University Press, 2017, 471pp., $100.00 (hbk), ISBN...

Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Sotheby's and spectacle. Banksy’s autoshredding stunt reinforces how contemporary art is not so much about art but the documentation of an event

Sotheby's and spectacle. Banksy’s autoshredding stunt reinforces how contemporary art is not so much about art but the documentation of an...

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Dr. Robert McKim
  • on Religious Diversity
  • Professor of Religion and Professor of Philosophy
  • Focuses on Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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Dr. Alvin Plantinga
  • on Where the Conflict Really Lies
  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy (UND)
  • Focuses on Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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  • on faith as a cognitive sickness
  • Teaches Philosophy at Portland State University (Oregon)
  • Focuses on atheism and critical thinking
  • Has a passion for teaching in prisons
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How to Argue With People

on September 02 2018Paul Pardi, MA
Talking with people about difficult or controversial topics can be a real challenge (and it seems there are plenty of those conversations these days). This article covers the basics of argumentation and offers some strategies on how to make difficult conversations with people more productive....

Taming the Beast: Building Self-regulating AI

on July 12 2018Paul Pardi, MA
Artificial Intelligence is all the rage these days–at least among the tech Illuminati. The attitude among the general population on the other hand seems to range from indifference, to fear, to outright antagonism. One of the big concerns many people share is the worry that AI systems will become too powerful and grow beyond the ability of their creators to manage and control. Is there a solution?...

Don’t take that class. It’s useless.

on May 19 2018Paul Pardi, MA
Is digital education ineffective and impractical? Can the same be said of college education in general? A recent tweet makes these claims and this article considers them and takes a look at the epistemology and educational philosophy that might justify it....
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