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Reflections on my upcoming 40th birthday, hitting targets, and our relevance in the profession

12. August 2018 Philosophy News News

In less than a month, I will be 40 years old. In my early 30s, I took away my date of birth from social media and from my CV. The reason behind this was that I worried about being regarded as "past [More]

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Why analytic philosophers of religion might want to be a little less orthodox

11. August 2018 Philosophy News News

I recently accepted to be an executive editor for the Journal of Analytic Theology, and will be joining the team with Mike Rea and Oliver Crisp (senior editors) and Kevin Diller (executive editor). [More]

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The tyranny of language. European colonizers tried to stamp out indigenous languages. The legacy of linguistic imperialism lives on

11. August 2018 Philosophy News News

The tyranny of language. European colonizers tried to stamp out indigenous languages. The legacy of linguistic imperialism lives [More]

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Writing Groups

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

For my first few posts, I wanted to talk about writing. In particular, I wanted to talk about practices—both individual and communal—related to writing. I am interested in how the act of writing [More]

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APA Member Interview: Kevin W. Gray

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

Kevin W. Gray is currently completing the JD at Osgoode Hall Law School. He holds a PhD from Laval University in political philosophy (2011). He was ... Read [More]

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Why Does Inequality Matter?

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.14 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews T. M. Scanlon, Why Does Inequality Matter?, Oxford University Press, 2018, 170pp., $25.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780198812692. [More]

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The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got contentious

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got [More]

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The Frege-Hilbert Controversy

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

[Revised entry by Patricia Blanchette on August 9, 2018. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] In the early years of the twentieth century, Gottlob Frege and David Hilbert, two titans of [More]

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Novel teaching practices?

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

Judging by my social media feed, many of my philosopher friends and acquaintances are doing what I am right now: syllabusing, putting together syllabi for the fall semester. In my case, it's been [More]

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We've become indifferent to memory, allergic to tradition. Truth has been eclipsed by useful knowledge. Technocracy reigns, humanism wanes. Deep thoughts with Ross Douthat

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

We've become indifferent to memory, allergic to tradition. Truth has been eclipsed by useful knowledge. Technocracy reigns, humanism wanes. Deep thoughts with Ross [More]

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