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Philosophy News gathers news, articles, and commentaries from around the world that are relevant to philosophy in the areas of ethics, metaphysics, politics, science, religion, education, and other fields of interest. Because The Radical Academy publishes this material does not imply acceptance or approval of the comments or opinions expressed by the author of the material. Nor is the Academy responsible for any misrepresentation of the facts included. It is your job to be a critical reader. We are simply supplying a resource to the Internet community.
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New Stoicism meetup in Houston: Several times at Houston Humanist Examiner, the philosophy of Stoicism has been covered. A new meetup group in Houston has been created for the purposes of ...

Examine Sotomayor philosophy: One decision does not a record make, but it is not too hard to see what her "judicial philosophy" is by starting from this one and working back through the ...

The Poverty of Philosophy: [India] ... the umpteenth time, as Marx turned the Hegelian dialectic before he discovered the "rational kernel" of class struggle and the poverty of philosophy. ..

Philosophy of economics: [India] A meet on progressive utilization theory (PROUT), a philosophy propounded by philosopher PR Sarkar, in underway here. The meet hosted by Ananda ...

Obama sacks bioethics from Bush years: President Barack Obama gave an early termination notice to bioethicists picked by his predecessor for an advisory board. According to a New York Times ...

The Worst Conservative Classic: She managed to merge capitalism, individualism, and self-dignity, into an unapologetic, coherent philosophy which has inspired millions to pursue their ...

The philosophy of the underground: [UK] Drivers on the London Underground have been issued with a book of philosophical quotes to read out along with their normal announcements. ...

Travel quotations and underground philosophy, by Sean McLachlan: Travelers on the London Underground will soon get a dose of philosophy along with their overcrowding, noise, ...

London Underground loudspeaker philosophy: [UK] It was bad enough this week when one railway-worker took it upon himself to read out his own homespun philosophy. As a Telegraph leading article observed on ...

Travelling philosophy: [South Africa] Underground (Tube) network travellers are having their anger at delays and overcrowding relieved by philosophical bon mots from the likes of Mahatma ...

There's a time and a place for philosophy - and this isn't it: [UK] As someone who has suffered philosophy lectures for years, there is a time and place for intellectual platitudes, but it is not during rush hour. ...

Conference on 'Philosophy for science in use', Linköping, Sweden: [Belgium] The European Science Foundation (ESF) and Linköping University will hold a conference on 'Philosophy for science in use' from 28 September to 2 October in ...

The five traditional types of philosophy: Logic: The rules by which we perform philosophy. Logic is the fundamental system by which we study philosophy. It is also derived from the greek word logos ...

Frederick E. Sontag dies at 84 - Pomona College philosophy professor: Philosophy professor Frederick E. Sontag, who was to retire this month after 57 years of teaching, was Pomona College's longest-serving faculty member. ...

Contemplative neuroscience and the philosophy of mind: What, exactly, is contemplative neuroscience and what relevance, if any, does it have to the study of brain and behavior? Contemplative neuroscience is ...

Strong on logic? Go for philosophy: [India] If you have a desire to learn and an aptitude for deep thoughts and reasoning, BA (honours) in philosophy may be the course for you. ...

Habermas, Germany's greatest living philosopher, turns 80: Habermas was born in Duesseldorf, Germany on June 18, 1929 and studied philosophy, psychology, German literature, and economics in Goettingen, ...

Western philosophy should guide Obama: Obama's apology trips are getting obnoxious while his taste for appeasement is apparently infinite. He claimed on Muslim television that the United States ...

A consideration of academics between the wars: The practical nature of philosophy had been replaced by the more analytic rationalists such as Bertrand Russell who saw philosophy more as having ...

A quick introduction to Libertarianism: This article will give you a quick overview of the philosophy including the principles, some libertarian variants, and some terminology. ...

Are we Gullible?: On another hand are men like Deepak Chopra who infuses the Eastern philosophy of Hinduism and Ayurvedic thought with Western ideas and Christianity. ...

Op-Ed Columnist - Not All Abortions Are Equal: As a matter of moral philosophy, this makes a certain sense. Either a fetus has a claim to life or it doesn't. The circumstances of its conception and the ...

UA Philosophy Professor Honored with International Award, Grant: [University of Arizona News] Richard Healey has won the prestigious Latkatos Award and an NSF grant for his work in the philosophy of physics. By Lori Harwood, College of Social, ...

Being and Time, part 1 - Why Heidegger matters: [UK] There is no way of understanding what took place in continental philosophy after Heidegger without coming to terms with Being and Time. ...

MTSU moves on mandated cuts: [The Tennessean - Nashville,TN] Meanwhile, the Department of Philosophy is being required to outline a plan to significantly increase its number of majors, or face elimination of the major ...

Want to talk about God?: [TPMCafé] To me god is more about philosophy and psychology than god is about science. But that doesn't make god any less real to me. There is much science doesn't ...

Galileo changed science, philosophy, culture and religion: Galileo changed science, philosophy, culture and religion. He and his small telescopes opened our eyes like they've never been opened before. ...

Western and Confucian philosophies discussed June 19 at Bozeman: A free public lecture on cross-cultural dialogue between Western philosophy and Confucian philosophy will be given at 6 pm Friday, June 19, at the Bozeman ...

Weisz words on philosophy: [UK] There's something refreshingly rewarding about watching Rachel Weisz discuss difficult aspects of philosophy and astronomy and make them sound easy. ...

Lecture ponders personality of God: People stood in the back and lined the aisles as the University of Notre Dame philosophy professor used metaphor and logic to discuss the questions raised ...

Consumer False Confidence Due to Socialism, the Philosophy of Failure: [UK] "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy," said Winston Churchill. Although it inevitably lowers living ...

The philosophy I liked to teach: [Cuba] While several of the current directions in philosophy excite me, the one I know somewhat better is Radical Constructionism. I like it precisely for the fact ...

Philosophy 101 - Is there such a thing as an 'absolute right?': In the debate about the Second Amendment and its interpretation (no, this argument was not concluded by last summer's Supreme Court ruling in District of ...

Book Winds Between Science and Philosophy to Find Truths: His background as a research scientist formed the basis for his exploration into philosophy and metaphysics to develop new insights based on his ...

Terminator and Philosophy: I'll Be Back, Therefore I Am Edited by ...: [UK] One of the reasons why films such as The Terminator are so compelling is that they "bring philosophy to life in a way mere words cannot", say Robert Delfino ...

A life in philosophy - Peter Singer: [UK] "I teach it to my undergraduates every year," Elinor Mason, a philosophy lecturer at Edinburgh University, says. "When I ask them at the end who has had ...

A Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy: Caught at the crest of feminism's second wave, 20-year-old philosophy major Susannah partakes of the freedoms of the 1970s -- campus protests, sex with both ...

Philosophy and evolution: It was at first not a widely adopted solution, but with the collapse of the Stoic philosophy in the late Roman period, and the rise of Catholic Christianity ...

Philosophy major earns big accolade: "A lot of philosophy of science is interested in parceling apart the language of science and saying 'Well, this is what you guys are talking about when ...

Revolutions in the History and Philosophy of Science, by Friedel Weinert: Debates concerning the import of scientific revolutions are an integral part of education in the philosophy of science. ...

Philosophy Majors - Get a Job: ... stellar SAT scores, and ambition, they matriculated at some of the top colleges in the US, majoring in subjects like English, history, and philosophy. ...



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