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Barzun on William James 16 Jun 2013 | 05:50 am
I am reading some of Jacque Barzun on understanding and reading William James. I found this passage rather unique: [The real problem] in James as writer of philosophy is his irrepressible humour. He ...
Caputo and the End of Ethics 9 Jun 2013 | 01:25 pm
Caputo has a book that deals with the same thesis in the Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory; it's entitled End of Ethics. I hate the article. In fact, I despise the point: regurgitate Levinas about sin...
Threads of Power 30 May 2013 | 09:45 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE One central theme developed in pragmatism and nowhere else in philosophy is the power of an idea. For the pragmatist, the conceptualization of the id...
James and Scheler Comparative Paper Introduction 17 May 2013 | 02:30 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The following is the beginning of an essay I am writing. I thought I would share it here. Phenomenology is a name for a variety of approaches that t...
Graduation and Current Wisdom. 17 May 2013 | 06:39 am
I have done it. I have burnt bridges, but damn it, I did it. In some sense, I should be screaming a triumphal tone. I should have many responsible and thankful things to say, but they really would onl...
HOW BEST TO TEACH INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS? 19 Apr 2013 | 11:40 pm
I have been offered a job teaching Introduction to Ethics. I have been given full creative control in designing my course, and while I have not talked to the department, I wanted first to reflect on t...
Le Guin on Libraries 19 Apr 2013 | 09:48 pm
Ursula K. Le Guin has been my favorite writer for years. Before Hogwarts, there was Roke Knoll and Isle of the Wise. Before Raistlin, Ged chased Cobb. Before Butler's performativity of gender, there w...
Joe Rouse's Paper on Heidegger and Philosophy of Science 18 Apr 2013 | 12:04 am
Every once in a while, I find a paper that I really enjoy. Joe Rouse's paper on Heidegger and his philosophy of science is a good expansion in an otherwise serious area of neglect.
Philosophy Carnival, Again 16 Apr 2013 | 07:59 pm
Again, there is no Continental philosophy at the Philosophy Carnival. There isn't even the bad-analytic-friendly-Heidegger appropriated by Dreyfus to talk about things analytic philosophers care about...
Philosophy Carnival Lacks Any Continental Philosophy And That's A Negative Thing 11 Mar 2013 | 01:02 pm
I have noticed that for the past three months (at least) that the Philosophy Carnival has been fairly dominated by analytic philosophers. Keeping in mind Jeff Malpas recent interview at 3AM... the di...
