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I’m the mother I am thanks to my daughter’s disability

10. May 2020 Philosophy News News
On the first Mother’s Day that my daughter, Sesha, no longer lived at home with us, I received a lovely basket with various hand-crafted gifts from her. With help from her aide, she handed it over to me, and as I gushed she looked so very pleased. Mother’s Day is a time for children to […] The post I’m the mother I am thanks to my daughter’s disability appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesMusic schools respond to COVID-19 shutdownWhy we need humour at a time like thisA.J. Ayer and Logical [More]
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A.J. Ayer and Logical Positivism

1. May 2020 Philosophy News News
Alfred Jules Ayer (1910-89) was a philosopher and a leading English representative of Logical Positivism. He was responsible for introducing the doctrines of the movement as developed in the 1920s and 1930s by the Vienna Circle group of philosophers and scientists into British philosophy. Ayer’s philosophy was also influenced by empiricism of David Hume and the […] The post A.J. Ayer and Logical Positivism appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesG.E.M. Anscombe on the evil of demanding unconditional surrender in warSpelling reform: not a “lafing” matterWho is Dr. Doddipol? Or, idioms in your back [More]
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G.E.M. Anscombe on the evil of demanding unconditional surrender in war

29. April 2020 Philosophy News News
During military conflict, what are the constraints on the things that a warring nation may do to achieve their objectives? And what constraints are there on the objectives that such a nation should have in the first place? A traditional answer to the first of these questions draws a sharp line at the deliberate killing […] The post G.E.M. Anscombe on the evil of demanding unconditional surrender in war appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesIs the fetus a resident or a body part?Celebrating notable women in philosophy: Philippa FootWhy vaccines should be [More]
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Is the fetus a resident or a body part?

18. April 2020 Philosophy News News
Pregnancy has variously been described as unique, confusing and full of ambivalence; as involving a doubling or splitting the person; and as challenging widely-held philosophical assumptions about firm distinctions between self and other or mind and body. But what, exactly, is pregnancy? What is this unique human – and mammalian – state? What is its […] The post Is the fetus a resident or a body part? appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesEight rules for teaching during COVID-19Why COVID-19 could change how we workWhy vaccines should be [More]
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The Perfect Tenses in English

5. April 2020 Philosophy News News
What could be simpler than grammatical tense—things happening now are in the present, things happening before are in the past, and things that haven’t happened yet are in the future. If only it were so easy. Consider the present tense. Its meaning often refers not to things happening right now but to some general state […] The post The Perfect Tenses in English appeared first on [More]
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Why vaccines should be compulsory

4. April 2020 Philosophy News News
Imagine we develop a vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Suppose the vaccine has some very small chance of some serious side effects, for instance seizures. However, this vaccine can save millions of lives globally, in the same way as other vaccines do. You are the prime minister and you have to decide whether to make […] The post Why vaccines should be compulsory appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesRe-reading Camus’s The Plague in pandemic timesHow G. E. M. Anscombe revolutionised 20th-century western philosophyWhy self-help won’t cure impostor [More]
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Re-reading Camus’s The Plague in pandemic times

2. April 2020 Philosophy News News
Sometime in the 1940s in the sleepy colonial city of Oran, in French occupied Algeria, there was an outbreak of plague. First rats died, then people. Within days, the entire city was quarantined: it was impossible to get out, and no one could get in. This is the fictional setting for Albert Camus’s second most famous novel, The Plague (1947). And yes, there are some similarities to our current situation with the coronavirus.  First, […] The post Re-reading Camus’s The Plague in pandemic times appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesHow G. E. M. Anscombe revolutionised 20th-century western philosophyWhy self-help won’t cure impostor syndromeA guide to parent self-care during the COVID-19 [More]
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How G. E. M. Anscombe revolutionised 20th-century western philosophy

1. April 2020 Philosophy News News
Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (b. 1919-d. 2001) was an important figure and gave significant contributions to the field of analytic philosophy, philosophy of mind, and moral and religious philosophy. Born in Limerick in March 1919 to Allen Anscombe and Gertrude Anscombe (nee Thomas), the family returned to England when her father returned from the British Army […] The post How G. E. M. Anscombe revolutionised 20th-century western philosophy appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesHilary Putnam on mind and meanings – Philosopher of the MonthWhy self-help won’t cure impostor syndromeMaria Edgeworth, Jane Austen’s forgotten [More]
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Why self-help won’t cure impostor syndrome

29. March 2020 Philosophy News News
Do you feel as if your professional success is due to some kind of mistake? That you don’t deserve your grades, promotions, or accolades? That you’re somehow getting away with a fraud which could be uncovered at any moment?  We have a name for that cluster of anxieties: you’re suffering from impostor syndrome. At the heart […] The post Why self-help won’t cure impostor syndrome appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesMaria Edgeworth, Jane Austen’s forgotten idolA visual history of skyscrapers [infographic]Yesterday’s fake news: Donald Trump as a 1980s literary [More]
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What is the place of human beings in the world

16. March 2020 Philosophy News News
Philosophers disagree on what philosophy is supposed to do, but one popular candidate for what is part of the philosophical project is to try to understand the place of human beings in the world. What is our significance in the world as whole? What place do human beings have in the universe and in all of […] The post What is the place of human beings in the world appeared first on OUPblog.         Related StoriesLet people change their mindsHow fake things can still help us learnThe remarkable life of philosopher Frank [More]
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