The Philosophers' Carnival is here!
Introduction
Welcome to the latest edition of the Philosophers' Carnival. I have hosted the Carnival before (here and here), but I've never had such interest before: I've received nearly 30 links from readers with suggestions for this Carnival. Unfortunately, while not all will appear, a great many do. And so now to the Carnival!
Epistemology
In "epistemology," I received one recommendation: Think It Over posts here on "on what there is and what we can perceive" which makes some good points.
Logic and Language
There were two more recommendations in "logic and language":
A biological proof of a mathematical claim (!) is on offer here, at Soul Physics.
Enigmania has a great piece here on, well, "stuff"!
Metaphysics
There are some terrific posts worth noting in metaphysics, including:
Brains weighs in on Paul Churchland's latest offering here.
Parableman posts on Gorgias (neither one nor many) here, in what strikes me as a very interesting post.
Ethics
The majority of recommendations (and posts I will note) are broadly in the area of ethics:
A Mind for Madness has an interesting post on 'the ethics of naturalism' here. The piece is set in a dialogue format, which I think works reasonably more. If only more of us tried the format more often . . . . . . . .
Everyone bloggers' favourite, The Brooks Blog, criticizes recommendations for criminal justice reform in the UK here (and posts an television interview with Martha Nussbaum on The Fragility of Goodness here).
Dante Explorer offers us 10 reasons to read Dante here (not that more reasons are needed . . .).
Feminist Philosophers have an interesting post on taking back the blogosphere here.
Gender, Race and Philosophy: The Blog has an outstanding post on "philosophy and the carceral society" here: if you read no other posts noted in this Carnival, then do read this one.
Martha C. Nussbaum has a terrific post "Debating Polygamy" here, at the University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog.
Over at Ethics Etc, Joseph Raz posts his fantastic paper "Impersonal Values and Personal Reasons" here that is very highly recommended.
Larry Solum posts various links on Heller in the blogosphere on his always fascinating Legal Theory blog here.
Other
There are other newsworthy posts that are in "other" categories:
Richard Posner asks whether newspapers are doomed, over at the Becker-Posner blog here.
Crooked Timber weigh in here on the purpose of giving students marks. (A highly recommended read!)
Hesperus announces a new platform of philosophy articles to complement the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (and replace Wikipedia on philosophy) with a post here. Best of luck (although this is a massive project)!
Brian Leiter weighs in on "philosophers with style" here, at the Leiter Reports. (While it is highly doubtful there are any bloggers left that are interested in philosophy and have not visited the Leiter Reports, I most highly recommend any blogger that is unfamiliar with the site to visit it early and often.)
Philosophers Anonymous has a hilarious post here on the book that never was but has been cited . . . and available "used"!
Tomkow.com has an interesting post on open access journals and philosophy here. It is worth noting that one potential gap in this post is that it makes the mistake of thinking that an open access is free: none are free. Online platforms are expensive --- see the various (successful) appeals for cash from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy not long ago --- and require resources to both maintain a database of articles, update content, and update security. Besides, many of us --- myself included --- much prefer journals (and books) in print.
Conclusion
Well, I am afraid that's it from another exciting edition of the Philosophers' Carnival. I am thrilled to announce that the next host of the Carnival will be Beyond Borders by Megan Kime (at my alma mater the University of Sheffield). Please visit this link if you would like to suggest posts for the next Carnival, appearing on 14th June.
Posts
6 comments:
I don't know whether to be happy or unhappy that links to more prominent philosophers have been included.
I only sometimes submit to this carnival because while I'll frequently talk about philosophy, putting together something almost like an academic paper doesn't work for the day-to-day task of engaging an audience.
I realize that professional academic bloggers have that responsibility too... well, actually, they don't. A name goes a long way, and one thing we're discovering in the age of micromedia is that if you want to find the content that's really worth it, you have to search hard and encourage the people creating it. Those of us not getting paid for putting together the best opinion possible - those of us devoting our being to the truth - are liable to exhaustion.
I like that the names and the not-so-well-known are side by side in your post. But there's a lot to be said for the authenticity of Web-only work. There are brilliant people on here that get disregarded every day, and I think it's our job as those engaged in philosophy to make sure they get their due. We may not know what justice is, but we certainly know what is unjust.
Thanks for putting the Carnival together! (And for accepting my submission!)
Thank you for including my article. Very nice site, I shall return. regards, Dante Explorer.
iolasov:
It was my pleasure!
dante explorer:
Many thanks for your kind words!
ashok:
I think you should be very happy. Blogs from a variety of areas were covered. I hope that you have now come across some new blogs that have attracted your interest, as well as some interesting posts at more established blogs, such as the Becker-Posner blog, that may have escaped your notice.
I cannot see for a moment why we should focus on the obscure alone. In fact, I selected posts above because I thought they raised interesting points and questions, irrespective of the "fame" of the blogger.
Besides, if you are genuinely interested in a pursuit of "truth" (whatever this is), then I find it very curious that you seek to limit the available avenues to discover it on the grounds that you do.
The Carnival is just that. At a non-philosophical carnival, you can expect to see familiar rides alongside some unfamiliar rides, games, etc. It is the experience of them together at once that is enjoyable. I've tried to manage that here. Albeit without the cotton candy (or 'candy floss' to my UK readers).
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