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Location and Mereology
[Revised entry by Cody Gilmore, Claudio Calosi, and Damiano Costa on March 18, 2024. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html,...
“[Philosophical problems] are, of course, not empirical problems; but they are solved through an…”
“[Philosophical problems] are, of course, not empirical problems; but they are solved through an insight into the workings of our...
philosophybits: “The qualitative difference between the existing societies and a free society…
philosophybits: “The qualitative difference between the existing societies and a free society affects all needs and satisfactions beyond the animal...
Referencing is a sham
Referencing is supposed to improve writing by making it accountable to its sources and to external facts. But the rise...
Recent publications in the history and philosophy of the language sciences – March 2024
Drechsel, Emanuel J. 2024. Wilhelm von Humboldt and Early American Linguistics: Resources and Inspirations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 346 p. ISBN 9781108966801....
The Good, The Beautiful, and Cursive
Some weeks ago, as I was explaining my role as a teacher at a classical school to several peers, we...
philosophybits: “I cannot make liberty my aim unless I make that of others equally my aim.” —…
philosophybits: “I cannot make liberty my aim unless I make that of others equally my aim.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism...
The Princess and the Soul
She was a princess without a country, a philosopher without a work. She was called “The Greek” without being one,...
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