From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, this is a new collection of links on philosophy and particularly on the state of analytic philosophy. Here are a couple of highlights: From PUP, the introduction to Analytic Philosophy in America: And Other Historical and Contemporary Essays by Scott Soames and the first chapter from The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, this link collection looks at the role of religion in a post-secular world. The articles linked to here pose a tension between religious freedom and social freedom, which are often at odds (especially in the United States). A post-secular world society Sep 23 20143:00PM A new issue of the Journal for … Read more
From Bookform‘s Omnivore blog, here is a collection of links on the topic of happiness, a meaningful life, happiness in economics and government policy. Advice for a happy life Sep 10 2014 9:00AM From the Journal of Social Research and Policy, a special issue on Between Wealth and Well-Being: Consumption, psychology and quality of life. … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, a collection of links on political philosophy with topics ranging from inequality to Thomas Piketty to Jean-Jacques Rousseau (on his continued relevance and his views on equality). Hot topics in political philosophy Jun 24 20143:00PM Fabienne Peter (Warwick): The Epistemic Circumstances of Democracy. Xavier Landes (Copenhagen): The Normative Foundations of (Social) … Read more
Goooooooooooooooaaalll! For fùtbol fans around the world (that’s soccer for you yanks), it’s the global celebration of the beautiful game (per Pelé). According to Vox, there are 10 things American’s need to know about the World Cup: 1. The World Cup is the pinnacle of soccer2. The World Cup finals are a multi-stage tournament3. … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog comes this interesting assortment of links on all things atheism and faith. One of the highlights is a Julian Baggini review (in The Guardian) of Atheists: The Origin of the Species by Nick Spencer. Another interesting link is from Steven Douglas Smith (University of San Diego School of Law), Is God … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, another collection of philosophy links to drag us down the rabbit hole. Included is a review of Mary Midgley’s Are You an Illusion? and an article on Midgley’s efforts to defend human consciousness against the likes of Richard Dawkins. There is also a good interview with John Searle, one of … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, once again, another cool collection of links, this time exploring the terrain between science, pseudo-science, and parapsychology (among other things). Between science and pseudo-science Mar 14 20149:00AM Jacob Glazier (Glazier): A Phenomenological Evolution of Parapsychology’s Philosophy of Science. William Eamon (NMSU): Astrology and Society. James Lindgren (Northwestern): Who Believes that Astrology … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore blog, this collection of links is from the end of 2013. Among the topics here are technology, social constructs, social networks, digital democracy, and how Google and Amazon own the world (sort of). Hacking Society Dec 24 2013 9:00AM Timothy J. Demy, Demetri Economos, and Jeffrey M. Shaw (NWC): Historical and Social … Read more
From Bookforum‘s Omnivore Blog, here is a nice collection of links on humanity’s future, transhumanism, human enhancement, and other related topics. The future of human beings MAY 2 2013 1:00PM From Transhumanity, what should transhumanity regard as it’s primary goal? Extropia DaSilva wonders; and Zeev Kirsch on transhumanism’s schism: Are we motivated by greed or … Read more