Advice from an Emperor
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by Stephen Williams
1y ago
I am hard-pressed to recall the nuances of externalism and internalism on a late night with an old friend. The details of safety and sensitivity escape me on tired, frosty mornings. In the quiet moments that make the lion’s share of my life, much of philosophy’s richness plays no role. What does flutter across my ..read more
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Reason & the Life to Come: Caleb Cohoe on Spiritual Exercises
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by Jeremy Bendik-Keymer
2y ago
John Cooper was right that truth and reason matter to philosophy as a way of life; but not only truth and reason matter ..read more
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Stoicism isn’t and Never Was (merely) a Rich White Man’s Philosophy
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by Kai Whiting & Leonidas Konstantakos
3y ago
Stoicism seems to be the philosophical hobby horse of Silicon Valley and a whole host of life-hackers who otherwise wouldn’t be caught dead in the philosophy section of a book shop. University professor and Stoic author Nancy Sherman goes even further when she states that contemporary forms of Stoicism have become an industry. And a mega-industry ..read more
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An Education that Works for Students: Paul Blaschko
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by Jeremy Bendik-Keymer
3y ago
Beginning from their perspective, design courses for students to live a good life. Now you've an accessible way into philosophy. The post An Education that Works for Students: Paul Blaschko first appeared on Blog of the APA ..read more
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Why Ancient Greek Psychology is Still Valuable Today
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by Blog Contributor
4y ago
by Michael Tremblay Ancient Greek philosophy is rife with beautiful and interesting discussions of the soul. From the tripartite soul of Plato and Aristotle, to the intellectualism of the Stoics, ancient philosophers were fascinated by the foundations of human motivation and behavior, and strove to understand the structure of the mind. Reference to these thinkers ..read more
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Life Is a Lease Contract
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by Blog Contributor
4y ago
by Jake Gray Growing up, I was adamantly afraid of death. I had a habit of leaving the TV on as I slept at night, so my thoughts wouldn’t drift towards my inevitable demise. The trailers I saw for the apocalyptic film 2012 left me hyperventilating and in tears. I was seven or eight at ..read more
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Stoics Should be Vegetarian
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by Blog Contributor
4y ago
Vegetarianism is a big deal, ethically speaking. It was put on the map in terms of public philosophy by utilitarian Peter Singer, with his landmark Animal Liberation, published back in 1975. In truth, utilitarians have been very clear on the subject from the beginning. The founder of the approach, Jeremy Bentham, famously said that when it ..read more
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The Stoic Meditations Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia
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by Blog Contributor
4y ago
by Massimo Pigliucci We live in a time of new media, when many people — for better or for worse — get their news from social media and their opinions from blogs. They also listen to a lot of podcasts. Sure enough, a number of philosophers interested in reaching a broader public outside of the ..read more
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Living the Good Life
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by Massimo Pigliucci
4y ago
Philosophy is having a strange cultural moment. On the one hand, it is routinely presented as the quintessential example of an utterly useless academic field. Students who decide to major in philosophy in my department at the City College of New York are often asked by their peers, not to mention their parents, “What are ..read more
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APA Member Interview: Lawrence Becker
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by Skye Cleary
4y ago
Lawrence C. Becker is a Fellow of Hollins University, where he taught philosophy from 1965-1989, and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus from the College of William & Mary, where he was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Humanities and Philosophy from 1989-2001. In retirement, he continues to write at more or less his usual pace ..read more
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