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Beyond Human Nature
—New Statesman (Jan 16)
Philosopher Simon Blackburn reviews Beyond Human Nature: How Culture and Experience Shape Our Lives by Jesse Prinz.
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Shift Happens
—Chronicle of Higher Ed (Apr 22)
A discussion of philosopher Thomas Kuhn's big idea and his lifelong attempt to clarify and defend it.
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The New Religious Intolerance
—NPR (Apr 24)
Renown philosopher Martha Nussbaum talks about overcoming the politics of fear in an anxious age in this segment of the Diane Rehm Show. [audio]
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Philosopher to Sculpt Poe
—Edgar Allen Poe Foundation (Apr 23)
Philosopher and sculptor Stefanie Rocknak has been selected to create a commemorative statue of Edgar Allen Poe. The statue is destined for a site in the city of Boston where Poe was born. [Also see images of Rocknak's proposed statue.]
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Against Modern Motherhood
—Huffington Post (Apr 24)
Philosopher Elisabeth Badinter argues that modern motherhood as fundamentally regressive.
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The Living Word
—NY Times (Apr 22)
Philosopher Peter Ludlow argues that Gary Gutting's "revisionist" picture of language does not go far enough to get with the reality of the fluency of langauge.
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Buddhism and Naturalism
—The Partially Examined Life (Mar 26)
Philosopher Owen Flanagan discusses his book, The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. [See also a review of the book in the Times Higher Education.] [audio]
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Put Your Ethics Where Your Mouth Is
—NY Times (Apr 20)
The New York Times has published a selection of the essays submitted to their Explain-Why-Eating-Meat-is-Ethical Contest.
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Hour of the Wolf
—3:AM Magazine (Apr 17)
An interview with philosopher Mark Rowlands. Rowlands "once lived with a wolf and . . . is always philosophising about the nature of consciousness, animal rights, applied ethics and what you can know from TV. He has written several books, including The Body in Mind, Animals Like Us, The Philosopher At The End Of The Universe, Everything I Know I Learned From TV, Fame and The Philosopher and the Wolf."
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Republicanism
—Philosophy Bites (Apr 21)
"What is republicanism? Philip Pettit discusses this important political tradition in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, emphasizing the centrality of a principle of non-domination."
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Returning to the Sermon on the Mount
—NY Times (Apr 19)
Philosopher Gary Gutting turns a philosophical eye to the question, "What exactly is the moral code to be found in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount?"
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Metaphysics of Gender
—New Books in Philosophy (Apr 15)
A discussion with philosopher Charlotte Witt about her new book, The Metaphysics of Gender. [audio]
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Moral Status of Beings Other Than Us
—Philosophy Bites (Apr 15)
Philosopher Jeff McMahan (Rutgers) "explores the issues surrounding the moral status of foetuses, those in persistent vegetative states, and non-human animals." [audio]
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Arguing About Language
—NY Times (Apr 15)
Philosopher Gary Gutting talks about what is at stake in debates about linguistic norms. [UPDATE: See also philosopher Peter Ludlow's response essay.]
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Causal Machines
—3:AM Magazine (Apr 10)An interview with philosopher Patricia Churchland
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Reclaim Your Privacy
—Sydney Morning Herald (Apr 7)Philosopher A.C. Grayling argues that we are at a crucial juncture and we must take steps to reclaim our privacy before it is beyond our grasp to do so. He believes that Google, Facebook and others must be required to divulge the information they keep on you.
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The Case Against Kids
—New Yorker (Apr 9)A review of philosopher, Christine Overall's book Why Have Children?: The Ethical Debate where the central question is whether having children can be morally justified.
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Want to Understand Free Will?
—Chronicle of Higher Education (Mar 18)Philosopher Hilary Bok explains why, if one wants to really understand free will, neuroscience is not the right place to look for answers. [You will also find a discussion of Bok's essay at Talking Philosophy.]
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Rethinking Humanity
—3:AM Magazine (Mar 30)An interview with philosopher Japa Pallikkathayil.
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