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Resolutions and readings

31. December 2018 Philosophy News News

The end of a year. Time to reflect. How did those beginning-of-year “must do better” plans work out? Not that I’m usually an enthusiast for them: but, for once, this last year I [More]

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In 1933, Houghton Mifflin published the first English edition of Mein Kampf — and then quietly profited from the book for decades

31. December 2018 Philosophy News News

In 1933, Houghton Mifflin published the first English edition of Mein Kampf — and then quietly profited from the book for [More]

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Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane Eisner... Jonathan Freedland... Gal Beckerman... Amir Tibon... New York Times... Washington Post...

30. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane Eisner... Jonathan Freedland... Gal Beckerman... Amir [More]

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Philosophy in 2018: a year in review [timeline]

30. December 2018 Philosophy News News

2018 has been another significant year for the philosophy world and, as it draws to a close, the OUP philosophy team reflects on what has happened in the field. We've compiled a selection of key [More]

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Three tweets wiser

29. December 2018 Philosophy News News

I asked three different questions on twitter recently. Pity not to pass on what I learnt in a slightly more long-lasting form! In ascending order of likely interest: How do you pronounce [More]

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William T. Vollmann’s 1,300-page book on climate change is overloaded with statistics, footnotes, and citations. Buried within is an intellectual autobiography

29. December 2018 Philosophy News News

William T. Vollmann’s 1,300-page book on climate change is overloaded with statistics, footnotes, and citations. Buried within is an intellectual [More]

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Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane Eisner... Jonathan Freedland... Gal Beckerman...

28. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane Eisner... Jonathan Freedland... Gal [More]

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AI and Art IV: Content Art

28. December 2018 Philosophy News News

This essay changes the focus from the theory-heavy matters of AI and defining art to the more practical matter of the economics of art. This discussion requires making a broad and crude distinction [More]

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Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane Eisner...

28. December 2018 Philosophy News News

Amos Oz, who chronicled over half a century of life in Israel, is dead. He was 79... Haaretz... The Guardian... Jane [More]

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A map of the moon. In 1647, Johannes Hevelius’s lunar atlas made him a celebrity. It featured continents, seas, bays, swamps, and marshes

28. December 2018 Philosophy News News

A map of the moon. In 1647, Johannes Hevelius’s lunar atlas made him a celebrity. It featured continents, seas, bays, swamps, and [More]

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