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APA Member Interview: Kevin W. Gray

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

Kevin W. Gray is currently completing the JD at Osgoode Hall Law School. He holds a PhD from Laval University in political philosophy (2011). He was ... Read [More]

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Why Does Inequality Matter?

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.14 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews T. M. Scanlon, Why Does Inequality Matter?, Oxford University Press, 2018, 170pp., $25.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780198812692. [More]

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The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got contentious

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got [More]

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The Frege-Hilbert Controversy

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

[Revised entry by Patricia Blanchette on August 9, 2018. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] In the early years of the twentieth century, Gottlob Frege and David Hilbert, two titans of [More]

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Judging by my social media feed, many of my philosopher friends and acquaintances are doing what I am right now: syllabusing, putting together syllabi for the fall semester. In my case, it's been [More]

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We've become indifferent to memory, allergic to tradition. Truth has been eclipsed by useful knowledge. Technocracy reigns, humanism wanes. Deep thoughts with Ross Douthat

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

We've become indifferent to memory, allergic to tradition. Truth has been eclipsed by useful knowledge. Technocracy reigns, humanism wanes. Deep thoughts with Ross [More]

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Objects and Modalities: A Study in the Semantics of Modal Logic

9. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.11 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Tero Tulenheimo, Objects and Modalities: A Study in the Semantics of Modal Logic, Springer, 2017, 208pp., $119.99 (hbk), ISBN [More]

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Peter Abelard

8. August 2018 Philosophy News News

[Revised entry by Peter King and Andrew Arlig on August 8, 2018. Changes to: Bibliography] Peter Abelard (1079 - 21 April 1142) ['Abailard' or 'Abaelard' or 'Habalaarz' and so on] was the [More]

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Simone Weil was a French pseudo-Catholic mystic and writer of monkish austerity. Her life and death are stark and memorable. But is she relevant?

8. August 2018 Philosophy News News

Simone Weil was a French pseudo-Catholic mystic and writer of monkish austerity. Her life and death are stark and memorable. But is she [More]

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The Ethics of Defense Lawyers

8. August 2018 Philosophy News News

By Jamie Flook In 1993 the American Bar Association conducted a nationwide survey of all their members to gauge personality types. They concluded that ... Read [More]

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