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How ‘the future’ connects across subjects

27. July 2018 Philosophy News News

‘Today’s world is complex and unreliable. Tomorrow is expected to be more so.’ – Jennifer M. Gidley, The Future: A Very Short Introduction From the beginning of time, humanity has been driven [More]

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Charles Mills is sensitive to the weaknesses and limitations of liberal political theory. His critique is a reckoning, and an effort to save liberalism

27. July 2018 Philosophy News News

Charles Mills is sensitive to the weaknesses and limitations of liberal political theory. His critique is a reckoning, and an effort to save [More]

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Who Should Die?: The Ethics of Killing in War

27. July 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.07.32 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Ryan Jenkins, Michael Robillard, and Bradley Jay Strawser (eds.), Who Should Die?: The Ethics of Killing in War, Oxford [More]

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Reader query on choosing a PhD program

26. July 2018 Philosophy News News

In the comments section of our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, AnonMA writes: When choosing which PhD program to attend, is it more advantageous to choose a program based on the [More]

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Dear Sir or Madame,

26. July 2018 Philosophy News News

ShareScienceRead another response about ScienceDear Sir or Madame, As you now there are names for nearly every ideology, liberalism, positivism etc. But I cant find the name of one ideology, and I [More]

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Some Notes on Philosophical Methodology, or Salvaging Cassirer

26. July 2018 Philosophy News News

By Corey McCall The reflections on method that I’m sharing here grew out of a paper that I presented at this year’s Central Division Meeting ... Read [More]

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Diogenes Laertius may have been a flaming mediocrity, but he deserves our admiration: He's our best source on ancient philosophy

26. July 2018 Philosophy News News

Diogenes Laertius may have been a flaming mediocrity, but he deserves our admiration: He's our best source on ancient [More]

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Community and Loyalty in American Philosophy: Royce, Sellars, and Rorty

25. July 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.07.30 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Steven A. Miller, Community and Loyalty in American Philosophy: Royce, Sellars, and Rorty, Routledge, 2018, 122pp., $140.00 [More]

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Reader query on solving a two-body problem

25. July 2018 Philosophy News News

In the comments section of our newest "how can we help you? thread, 'Anonymous associate professor' writes: I'm not sure this has come up yet on the blog. If so just ignore. I'm an associate [More]

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The Ethics of Fuel Efficiency

25. July 2018 Philosophy News News

According to common sense, Americans buying vehicles consider gas mileage when gas prices are high and largely ignore it when gas prices are high. As this is being written, gas prices are relatively [More]

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