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Essays on Relativism: 2001–2021

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2025/05/24

2025.05.9 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Crispin Wright, Essays on Relativism: 2001–2021, Oxford University Press, 2023, 272pp., $80.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780192845993. Reviewed by Derek Ball, University of St Andrews This volume collects Crispin Wright’s work on relativism. It consists of 10 essays, all previously published (though one, ‘Alethic Pluralism, Deflationism, […]The post Essays on Relativism: 2001–2021 appeared first on Philosophy News.

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An Instrumentalist Theory of Political Legitimacy

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2025/05/24

2025.05.10 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Matthias Brinkmann, An Instrumentalist Theory of Political Legitimacy, Oxford University Press, 2024, 301pp., $105.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780198901143. Reviewed by Fabian Wendt, Virginia Tech According to the mainstream view, political institutions are legitimate if and only if they have political authority, the “right to rule”. […] The post An Instrumentalist Theory of Political Legitimacy appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Four Realms of...

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2025/05/23

Joseph LeDoux has worked on emotion, memory, and consciousness in the brain since the mid-1970s. He is a Professor of Neural Science at New York University and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received numerous awards for his work and is the […] The post Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Four Realms of Existence first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Recently Published Book Spotlight: The Four Realms of Existence

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Free Speech and the Philosophy Classroom: The Wrong...

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2025/05/23

Welcome to the APA Mini-Series Blog organized by the APA Committee on Professional Rights and Academic Freedom, formerly, the Committee on the Professional Rights of Philosophers. We changed our name last year in order to highlight the centrality of Academic Freedom to our charge. Given recent events, it was not a moment too soon. It is a stressful time […] The post Free Speech and the Philosophy Classroom: The Wrong Question first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Free Speech and the Philosophy

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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2025/05/23

Magic in Ancient Greek Culture and Philosophy Deadline: January 15, 2026 Magic has often been deeply misunderstood in the philosophical tradition—it has been dismissed as primitive, derided as ‘mystical,’ and stigmatized as unphilosophical by influential figures such as Aristotle and later Christian thinkers. Traditions of magical practice in Ancient Greek culture and thought often reveal deep understanding of the natural, physical world and the forces at work within it. In this volume, the term

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APA Member Interview: Samuel Berrettini

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2025/05/23

Sam is a first-year PhD candidate in Boston University’s joint program in Philosophy and Classical Studies. He works primarily on Plato’s moral psychology, but is also interested in Presocratic philosophy, early modern moral psychology and meta-ethics, and contemporary meta-ontology. What is your favorite book of all time? (Or top 3). Why? To whom would you recommend […] The post APA Member Interview: Samuel Berrettini first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post APA Member Interview: Samuel

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Deliver Us from Evil

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2025/05/23

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures. (Simone Weil)1 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil (Luke 11:2–4)2 The Lord’s Prayer is a very, very

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Try Neighborhood Philosophy in a Summer Block Party

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2025/05/22

Coming to know your neighbors is a patient, quiet, thoughtful work that can end up being domestic, fun, and comforting. We are the stitchers of a collective quilt, the squares of which are patches of our contiguous living. The post Try Neighborhood Philosophy in a Summer Block Party first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Try Neighborhood Philosophy in a Summer Block Party appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Radical Protest and Moral Justification

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2025/05/22

Imagine a protest. What do you see? Perhaps you imagined a demonstration: people marching, carrying hand-painted signs, singing songs, or chanting slogans. (“We are the 99%!,” “No justice, no peace!,” “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”) These kinds of large-scale public gatherings represent, for many, the archetype of political protest: a […] The post Radical Protest and Moral Justification first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Radical Protest and Moral Justification appeared

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Turing Machines

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2025/05/21

[Revised entry by Liesbeth De Mol on May 21, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Turing machines, first described by Alan Turing in Turing 1936 – 7, are simple abstract computational devices intended to help investigate the extent and limitations of what can be computed. Turing’s ‘automatic machines’, as he termed them in 1936, were […] The post Turing Machines appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Results of the 4th Conrado Eggers Lan Prize

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2025/05/17

The Editorial Committee of the International Plato Society has chosen the winner of the 4th Edition of Conrado Eggers Lan Prize. The IPS received 11 submissions of dissertations that had resulted in the award of the Ph.D. degree between July 31, 2021, and July 31, 2024. We are pleased to announce that the winner of [...]The post Results of the 4th Conrado Eggers Lan Prize appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Cornelia de Vogel Prize Awarded at the XIV Symposium...

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2025/05/17

With the generous support of the Cornelia de Vogel Foundation, the International Plato Society is pleased to announce that the Cornelia de Vogel Prize was awarded during the XIV Symposium Platonicum to Benny Kozian, Francisco Petrucci, Lia Theodoroudi, and Benny Kozian, in recognition of the best papers presented by young scholars. This prize aims to [...] The post Cornelia de Vogel Prize Awarded at the XIV Symposium Platonicum appeared first on Philosophy News.

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The Nature of Health and Disease in Clinical Settings

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2025/05/16

Consider a 50-year-old man named Doug who notices that his energy level and libido are lower than they used to be. He feels something is wrong with his health and schedules an appointment with his physician. The physician does a complete physical exam, including a check of his heart, lungs, abdomen, and lymph nodes. No […] The post The Nature of Health and Disease in Clinical Settings first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post The Nature of Health and Disease in Clinical Settings appeared first on

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Philosophers created academic freedom. It’s time to...

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2025/05/16

Welcome to the APA Mini-Series Blog organized by the APA Committee on Professional Rights and Academic Freedom, formerly the Committee on the Professional Rights of Philosophers. We changed our name last year in order to highlight the centrality of Academic Freedom to our charge. Given recent events, it was not a moment too soon. This post grew out […] The post Philosophers created academic freedom. It’s time to save it (again). first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Philosophers created

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APA Member Interview, Max Junbo Tao

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2025/05/16

Max Junbo Tao is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass Chinese and comparative political philosophy, with a particular focus on the reflections of various classical and neo-Confucian scholars on political ethics and ancient utopian legends. What are you working on right now? I am drafting an […] The post APA Member Interview, Max Junbo Tao first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post APA Member Interview, Max Junbo Tao appeared first on

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Anomalous Monism

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2025/05/16

[Revised entry by Steven Yalowitz on May 16, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, a-related-views.html, b-related-issues.html, c-laws-of-nature.html, d-mental-anomalism.html, e-mental-causation-supervenience.html] Anomalous Monism is a theory about the scientific status of psychology, the physical status of mental events, and the relation between these issues developed by Donald Davidson. It claims that psychology cannot be a science like […] The post Anomalous Monism appeared first on

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APA announces Spring 2025 prize winners

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2025/05/15

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following seven prizes for the first half of 2025. APA prizes recognize many areas of philosophy research by philosophers at various career stages, as well as the teaching of philosophy and public philosophy. For more details about the winners and prizes, please visit the 2025 APA […] The post APA announces Spring 2025 prize winners first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post APA announces Spring 2025 prize winners appeared first on

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How to Preserve Privacy in the Age of Mass...

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2025/05/15

It is obvious to most people that we live in an age of mass surveillance. The proliferation of digital technologies and the gadgets that keep us constantly networked have enabled more communication than ever. But these same technologies and gadgets have also enabled powerful corporations and governments to collect increasingly intimate information in increasingly greater […] The post How to Preserve Privacy in the Age of Mass Surveillance: Democracy or Technology? first appeared on Blog of the

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XIV Symposium Platonicum

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2025/05/15

The first part of the XIV Symposium Platonicum has just concluded in Madrid. We warmly thank all the members of the International Plato Society who came together to share their insights, engage in thoughtful dialogue, and contribute to the vibrant spirit of our scholarly community. The post XIV Symposium Platonicum appeared first on Philosophy News.

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The XIV Symposium Platonicum in the media

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2025/05/15

https://www.larazon.es/cultura/platon-continua-vivo_202505136822e53d176f225ec61ff1ff.html The post The XIV Symposium Platonicum in the media appeared first on Philosophy News.

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