http://philosophy.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-01-30T11:21:13Z Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/02/01/philosophy-matters-an-update.htm Professor Wallace kindly pointed out to me that she has put together a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.kathwallace.com/Philosophy_Major_NCES_Wallace_31Jan2012.pdf">report on trends in philosophy majors between 1970-71 and 2008-09</a>. The report, based on NCES data - ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/02/01/philosophy-matters-an-update.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/02/01/philosophy-matters-an-update.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:06:31 +0000 2012-02-01T12:06:31Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/30/philosophy-does-it-really-matter.htm A December 2011 <a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Making-Philosophy-Matter-or/130029/">article on the <em>Chronicles of Higher Education</em></a> by Lee McIntyre is dividing philosophically oriented professionals and aspiring ones. McIntyre argues that philosophy is at risk of been ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/30/philosophy-does-it-really-matter.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/30/philosophy-does-it-really-matter.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:13 +0000 2012-01-30T11:21:13Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/the-logic-of-uncertainty.htm Economy has been down for quite some time now and the situation is very uncertain. Should we expect more hard times to come or did we reach the bottom? How ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/the-logic-of-uncertainty.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/the-logic-of-uncertainty.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:55:54 +0000 2012-01-28T21:55:54Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/212.htm Philosopher Philip Kitcher has <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.tnr.com/article/books/magazine/99529/on-what-matters-derek-parfit?passthru=MDY1ZjQyMzI1Nzk1ZjBlN2M1ZTM4NDdiNWFmM2Q2ZTQ">a review</a> out of Derek Parfit's <em>On What Matters</em>, a work that I blogged about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/08/27/on-what-matters.htm">a few weeks ago</a>. <br /> <br /> Kitcher's review is pungent and ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/212.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/28/212.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:16:48 +0000 2012-01-28T13:16:48Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/13/two-analytic-philosophy-news.htm <p> Sir Michael Dummett, one of the most cherished British living philosophers, died at age 86 on December 27th. Dummett was most famous for his work in logic and philosophy of language. Several philosophically-minded obituaries have already been written. Here are - in no particular order - my favorite three, appeared in the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/8981654/Professor-Sir-Michael-Dummett.html"><em>Telegraph</em></a>, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/remembering-michael-dummett/">Opinionator</a> at the <em>New York Times</em> online, the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/28/sir-michael-dummett"><em>Guardian</em></a>. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/13/two-analytic-philosophy-news.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2012/01/13/two-analytic-philosophy-news.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:45:38 +0000 2012-01-13T06:45:38Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/29/204.htm Along with authors such as Tim Ingold and James Gibson, I favor a metaphysics centered on an ecological perspective, where individuals do not play a central role, rather the features ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/29/204.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/29/204.htm Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:41:22 +0000 2011-12-29T08:41:22Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/the-exact-moment.htm As New Year's approaches, we hurry up buying bottles to celebrate the new start. Of course it is hard to syncronize the opening gesture to the clock; but, in the ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/the-exact-moment.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/the-exact-moment.htm Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:56:47 +0000 2011-12-27T12:56:47Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/what-if-marx-was-right.htm A rumor has been recurrently spreading around over the past decade, or even more: the financial crisis that is affecting capitalism around the globe these days seems to make some ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/what-if-marx-was-right.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/27/what-if-marx-was-right.htm Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:09:46 +0000 2011-12-27T12:09:46Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/24/knowledge-experience-and-expertise.htm How important is to have experienced something in order to know it? <br /> <br /> Well, of course the answer may depend on the "something" at issue. When <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/od/Major-Philosophers/p/John-Locke-1632-1704.htm">John Locke</a> had to explain ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/24/knowledge-experience-and-expertise.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/12/24/knowledge-experience-and-expertise.htm Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:41:54 +0000 2011-12-24T12:41:54Z http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/11/25/bodies-and-windows.htm How should we think of the relationship between our bodies and the environment? <br /> <br /> On the one hand, there is a continuity between the body and its surroundings. This is reflected ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/11/25/bodies-and-windows.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://philosophy.about.com/b/2011/11/25/bodies-and-windows.htm Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:51:14 +0000 2011-11-25T03:51:14Z