By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Roundtable on Bryan Van Norden's Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto
Expositions, 2018/12/07
I was engaged in this collection of essays not because I am concerned with the content of philosophy classes in American universities but because while I call myself a philosopher I am very much outside what contemporary philosophy would call itself. The focus of the work is to discuss the call to increase the emphasis on teaching LCTP (Less Commonly Taught Philosophers) and especially those of diverse cultures. More...
Where Is My Mind?: An Interview with Andy Clark
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Where Is My Mind?: An Interview with Andy Clark
David Maclean, iAi News, 2018/11/20
Short interview with philosopher Andy Clark. His first book, Microcognition, came out (and was very influential) around the time I was working on my PhD studies on the same topic. He explores connectionism, extended cognition, and the nature of consciousness. More...
The Structure of recent Philosophy
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Structure of recent Philosophy
Maximilian Noichl, 2018/10/16
This is actually a set of three posts (one, two, three) and it illustrates several of the themes being discussed in this newsletter recently. The iagram maps the domain of philosopphy over the last 70 years, and it shows the emphasis on epistemology, possible worlds, models, and moral reasoning. More...
A philosopher explains how our addiction to stories keeps us from understanding history
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A philosopher explains how our addiction to stories keeps us from understanding history
Angela Chen, The Verge, 2018/10/08
I hear a lot of educators talk about how stories are essential to learning, but I'm not sure I agree, and it's not clear they help. Indeed, according to this article, our preference for stories might be misleading us. More...
Benedictus SPINOZA - Oeuvres Posthumes Tome III - Lettres - Index
Baruch SPINOZA - Oeuvres Posthumes Tome II Tr. Emend. Intellect - Tr. Politique - Grammaire Hébraïque
Traité Théologico-politique - Baruch SPINOZA
Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) : philosophe français - Ce jour-là : 18 janvier 1925, naissance à Paris
If universities sacrifice philosophy on the altar of profit, what’s next?
Hull says the subject doesn’t meet the needs of ‘business partners’. Try telling that to Thales of Miletus. More...