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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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Heaven and Hell in Christian Thought

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2025/05/10

[Revised entry by Thomas Talbott on May 10, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Behind the various Christian ideas about heaven and hell lies the more basic belief that our lives extend beyond the grave (see the entry on afterlife). For suppose that our lives do not extend beyond the grave. In addition to excluding […]The post Heaven and Hell in Christian Thought appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Omniscience

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2025/05/10

[Revised entry by Edward Wierenga on May 10, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Omniscience is the property of having complete or maximal knowledge. Along with omnipotence and perfect goodness, it is usually taken to be one of the central divine attributes. One source of the attribution of omniscience to God derives from the numerous […] The post Omniscience appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How...

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2025/05/10

2025.05.4 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Serene J. Khader, Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop, Penguin Random House, 2025, 248pp., $18.95 (hbk), ISBN 9780807021385. Reviewed by Ege Yumusak, University of Pennsylvania Serene Khader’s first book for a public audience packs philosophical rigor into […] The post Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Academic Freedom, Including Free Discussion for Students

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2025/05/09

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. Much of the discourse […] The post Academic Freedom, Including Free Discussion for Students first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Academic Freedom, Including Free

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APA Member Interview: Calvin Roosevelt Bell III

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2025/05/09

Calvin Bell III is a first-year Ph.D. student in Philosophy at Northwestern University as a Beinecke Scholar. Calvin’s intellectual interests are deeply rooted in political theory and social philosophy. His research seeks to explore the Black aesthetic tradition, Black intellectual and political thought, critical theory, legal theory, and ideas of resistance and utopianism. What excites […] The post APA Member Interview: Calvin Roosevelt Bell III first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post APA

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Bridging Kant and Hijab

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2025/05/09

To my father, my mother, and my brother — whose steadfast presence and principled lives have exemplified the very essence of moral strength. In a world often clouded by compromise, they have remained beacons of conviction and integrity. This article is, in no small measure, shaped by their unwavering encouragement and the ethical clarity they inspire in me every day. The rational will, towards dignity and ethical presence Morality comes from autonomous, rational will — we must choose moral

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The Philosophy of Space: The Value of Private Space...

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2025/05/08

I can’t believe the Neanderthals weren’t intrigued by the stars. I’d go further and assume this about everyone before and since the Neanderthals, too! Not just the powerful people we might find records about, but every single person who’s had the capacity to look up, see, and reflect. It’s hard to think of a simpler […] The post The Philosophy of Space: The Value of Private Space Activity first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post The Philosophy of Space: The Value of Private Space Activity

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Wikipedia in the Classroom

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2025/05/08

Academics and Wikipedia Among many academics, Wikipedia has a poor reputation. It’s not uncommon for college professors to discourage students from using the site or penalize them for quoting, citing, or referencing it in their written work. Usually left unstated, the assumption behind this attitude is that, since it does not go through the channels […] The post Wikipedia in the Classroom first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post Wikipedia in the Classroom appeared first on Philosophy News.

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The Machiavellian Moment, Weak Covenantal Politics,...

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2025/05/08

The unpredictable character of contemporary history has become increasingly overwhelming, to the point that, when waking up in the morning, I experience the anxiety of the very real possibility of learning of some shocking event that might have happened while I was sleeping. I even considered stopping reading the news and going about my day […] The post The Machiavellian Moment, Weak Covenantal Politics, and Co-existential Anxiety in the American Republic first appeared on Blog of the APA. The post

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Grounding in Medieval Philosophy

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2025/05/08

2025.05.2 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Calvin G. Normore and Stephan Schmid (eds.), Grounding in Medieval Philosophy, Springer, 2024, 333pp., $159.99 (hbk), ISBN 9783031536656. Reviewed by Han Thomas Adriaenssen, University of Groningen In contemporary metaphysics, the term grounding has come to be used to pick out a certain kind of […] The post Grounding in Medieval Philosophy appeared first on Philosophy News.

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