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There are two different types of Jane Austen fans

9. December 2018 Philosophy News News

There is a theory current among many of my fellow Janeites about what kind of a Jane Austen devotee one can be. Either, it is said, one unreservedly cleaves to the Austen of Pride and Prejudice and [More]

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Kristeva Circle Call for Papers

8. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Here at Emory University we will be hosting the upcoming meeting of the Julia Kristeva Circle, October 3-5, 2019. The theme of the meeting will be Trajectories of Psychoanalysis. Keynote speakers [More]

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The world’s nicest know-it-all. Why does John McPhee know so much about Sophia Loren, the Moscow State Circus, and the golf habits of the Washington elite?

8. December 2018 Philosophy News News

The world’s nicest know-it-all. Why does John McPhee know so much about Sophia Loren, the Moscow State Circus, and the golf habits of the Washington [More]

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Carnegie Mellon’s Maralee Harrell Wins the Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching

7. December 2018 Philosophy News News

The American Philosophical Association (APA), the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), and the Teaching Philosophy Association (TPA) are pleased to announce that Professor Maralee ... [More]

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APA Member Interview: Kenneth Aizawa

7. December 2018 Philosophy News News

by Sabrina D. MisirHiralall Kenneth Aizawa works in the philosophy of psychology and philosophy of science. Dr. Aizawa has worked at some very different institutions ... Read [More]

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A surprisingly religious John Stuart Mill

7. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Your most recent book, John Stuart Mill: A Secular Life, is in OUP’s ‘Spiritual Lives’ series and is essentially a religious biography of Mill. Mill decided that strictly in terms of proof the right [More]

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The invention of the telescope sparked a revolution in art. For Milton, who visited Galileo, seeing the cosmos was a visit from the Muse

7. December 2018 Philosophy News News

The invention of the telescope sparked a revolution in art. For Milton, who visited Galileo, seeing the cosmos was a visit from the [More]

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Unconventional teaching ideas that work: Teaching about personhood without mentioning abortion (E.M. Dadlez)

6. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Guest post by E.M. Dadlez, Professor at the Department of Humanities & Philosophy, University of Central Oklahoma I am teaching Contemporary Moral Problems, a freshman core course, in central [More]

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Defenders of animals' rights argue that other people are "speciesists" (like

6. December 2018 Philosophy News News

ShareAnimalsRead another response about AnimalsDefenders of animals' rights argue that other people are "speciesists" (like some people are racists). I would like to ask if speciesism [More]

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New series: Unconventional teaching ideas that work

6. December 2018 Philosophy News News

It's that time of year that many of us are bogged down with grading, but it's also often the time we reflect on the past semester, what went well, and what could improve. Some of us have really [More]

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