Monthly Archives: March 2014

Return of the Excluded

Posted on 2014-03-18 by alan

Middle that is. Why should there be only two choices? asks philosopher Barry C Smith in an article/interview at the Institute of Art and Ideas, and I agree that the binary nature of logic may be as much a reflection … Continue reading →

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Why Study Philosophy? – A Not Stupid Answer

Posted on 2014-03-18 by alan

Hangers-on at the edge of academic philosophy often challenge the lack of respect for their purported discipline in a way that undermines both the respect they want to encourage and the employment prospects that they presumably hope to enhance. Here … Continue reading →

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Is My Harris Prize Slipping Away?

Posted on 2014-03-08 by alan

Oh dear! Both the number of people who share my view (and arguably express it better than me), and my inability to quickly convince everyone else, in the long discussion thread on this post at Ophelia Benson’s blog makes me … Continue reading →

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The Solution To Climate Change?

Posted on 2014-03-02 by alan

ThinkProgress asking Is The Solution To Climate Change In Vancouver? is for me a sad reminder of how the political party that I supported totally misused my contributions. Thanks a bunch BillT and CarolJ

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