Question about Rationality, Religion - Gordon Marino responds 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Is it right to call a believer rational even if she cannot prove articulately or give good arguments for her belief in God? Let's just say I ask a believer "Why do you believe in God?" and sheShareTweetIs it right to call a believer rational even if she cannot prove articulately or give good arguments for her belief in God? Let's just say I ask a believer "Why do you believe in God?" and she [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Philosophy Compass Free Virtual Issue on Meta-Philosophy of Religion 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) We are delighted to present this exciting virtual issue of Philosophy Compass articles, dealing with the Meta-Philosophy of Religion. The four articles below have been specially selected by theShareTweetWe are delighted to present this exciting virtual issue of Philosophy Compass articles, dealing with the Meta-Philosophy of Religion. The four articles below have been specially selected by the [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Care of the World: Fear, Responsibility and Justice in the Global Age 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.04.18 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Elena Pulcini, Care of the World: Fear, Responsibility and Justice in the Global Age, Karen Whittle (tr.), Springer,ShareTweet2014.04.18 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Elena Pulcini, Care of the World: Fear, Responsibility and Justice in the Global Age, Karen Whittle (tr.), Springer, [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) We romanticize illness and idealize suffering; we glamorize female pain. The wounded woman might be a stereotype, but she’s still wounded…ShareTweetWe romanticize illness and idealize suffering; we glamorize female pain. The wounded woman might be a stereotype, but she’s still wounded… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
E.O. Wilson, Q&A 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) E.O. Wilson has only one functional eye, the left. And from an early age he focused it on little things…ShareTweetE.O. Wilson has only one functional eye, the left. And from an early age he focused it on little things… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Prose of psychoanalysis 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Freudian writers talk of works, papers, articles, lectures, and contributions, but not, for the most part, essays. Then there’s Adam Phillips…ShareTweetFreudian writers talk of works, papers, articles, lectures, and contributions, but not, for the most part, essays. Then there’s Adam Phillips… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Anatomy of Failure: Philosophy and Political Action 17. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.04.17 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Oliver Feltham, Anatomy of Failure: Philosophy and Political Action, Bloomsbury, 2013, 290pp., $32.95 (pbk), ISBNShareTweet2014.04.17 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Oliver Feltham, Anatomy of Failure: Philosophy and Political Action, Bloomsbury, 2013, 290pp., $32.95 (pbk), ISBN [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Exotic Pets 16. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) In her April 2014 National Geographic article “Wild Obsession, Lauren Slater considers the subject of exotic pets in America. While the article does mention some of the moral issues regarding suchShareTweetIn her April 2014 National Geographic article “Wild Obsession, Lauren Slater considers the subject of exotic pets in America. While the article does mention some of the moral issues regarding such [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits 16. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.04.16 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Nicholas Agar, Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits, MIT Press, 2014, 214pp., $35.00 (hbk), ISBNShareTweet2014.04.16 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Nicholas Agar, Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits, MIT Press, 2014, 214pp., $35.00 (hbk), ISBN [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Lost in translation 16. April 2014 Philosophy News News (0) You think translation is a straightforward task? It isn’t. And too often the aim is easy consumption by the reader. Lost is anything foreign or unsettling…ShareTweetYou think translation is a straightforward task? It isn’t. And too often the aim is easy consumption by the reader. Lost is anything foreign or unsettling… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear