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Recently Published Book Spotlight: Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live...

Steven Nadler is Vilas Research Professor and the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is also...

Vergangenheitsbewältigung Now: 1492 and the Roots of Planetary Injustice

In honor of Earth day, it's worth repeating how planetary injustice emerged from the Age of Exploration's narcissistic object of the globe. How to relate personally to the independent being of the world - and encounter others openly?
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Rethinking Addiction

Addiction is, of course, an extremely serious societal problem. It has destroyed families and communities, ended millions of lives prematurely, and in some cases,...

Philosophy and the Mirror of Technology: Knowledge and Faith – Interview with Jacob Howland

The central question for this blog series has been the evolving relationship among science, philosophy, and faith.  I have previously made the case that...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Universe Within

The purpose of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is to disseminate information about new scholarship to the field, explore the motivations for authors’ projects,...

Wall-to-Wall Unionizing on Campus: A Powerful Way to Change

This is a story of how Alex Wolf-Root and United Campus Workers Colorado have made some progress against precarity.
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Could the Free Energy Principle provide insight into philosophy of mind?

“We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. When we think to attach ourselves to any point...

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Disruption: Why Things Change

The purpose of the Recently Published Book Spotlight is to disseminate information about new scholarship to the field, explore the motivations for authors’ projects,...
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The absurdity and necessity of rules during war

During the invasion of Ukraine, we have heard frequently terms like ‘war crime’ and ‘just war’. In a fight to the death, when your...
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Philosophy and the Mirror of Technology: Spinoza’s Religion – Interview with Clare Carlisle

The central goal of this series is to explore the evolving relationship among faith, science and philosophy, with a focus on the import of...