What Are You Reading…On Willpower
Like many readers of this blog, and probably the vast majority of Americans, I followed last week’s headlines with anxiety and concern. Almost every...
Recently Published Book Spotlight: Consciousness in Locke
Shelley Weinberg is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign specializing in early modern philosophy and especially in the...
Black Issues in Philosophy: Dwayne Tunstall as Africana Philosopher
by Thomas Meagher
One of the preoccupations of Africana philosophy could be characterized in terms of axiology. Africana philosophy emerges out of a context of...
What Are You Reading…On the Philosophy of Technology
Technology constantly poses us challenges. The opportunities it offers come with dangers attached. Social media encourage envy and depression when we see the fun...
Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Trump at the Border
On Thursday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley philosophy department held roundtable events on Donald Trump....
What Are You Reading…On Hypocrisy
Charges of hypocrisy are rampant these days. Perhaps the most pervasive ones currently refer to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, with each side claiming the...
What Are You Reading…On Phenomenology
As it was first introduced by Husserl, the phenomenological method represented a significant departure from earlier philosophies. Concepts about subjectivity and objectivity which had...
What Are You Reading…On Money
Any discussion of money must begin with a definition of the term and with what aspect of it one intends to examine, for money...
What Are You Reading…On the Uses of Introductory Logic
Being familiar with logic is a double-edged sword. While it teaches rules about what counts as a good argument, it can be frustrating to...
What Are You Reading…On Civility
People generally agree with the following two statements: first, civility is important in professional relationships, and, second, in times of crisis niceties must sometimes...