Philosophy in the News
- Your Happiness (Cost: $5 million)
Philosopher Daniel Haybron has been awarded $5 million in funding for a three-year study of happiness and well-being.
- Philosophers on the Charleston Massacre
Nine philosophers comment on the recent Charleston shootings.
- Why We Need Philosophers in Public Life
Recent encounters we've had with issues of race, identity and moral responsibility are precisely the kind that benefit from the careful analysis of contemporary philosophers.
- Living Stoically
How should we live? That's one of the basic philosophical questions. The Stoics had some answers. But are these at all relevant today? William B. Irvine, along with a number of other contemporary philosophers, believes we can learn from Stoicism. It's a philosophy that can change your life. Is he right?
- Doing the Right Thing in the 13th Century
The scholastics explore Aristotle's ethical teaching and the concept of moral conscience.
- Philosophers on the Gay Marriage Ruling
Seven philosophers comment on the recent Supreme Court ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the recognition and provision of same-sex marriage.
- Between Saying and Doing
An interview with philosopher Robert Brandom.
- John Rawls Lectures Posted by Harvard
An eleven lecture course given in 1984 by renown political philosopher John Rawls are being released on YouTube.
- Ethics & Knowing in Science (Cost: 3 million Euros)
Nine philosophers from the Universities of Hannover and Bielefeld (Germany) have been awarded 3 million Euros in public funding for a five year study of the ethics and epistmenology of science.
- It Exists, You Know It and You Are It
A discussion of German Idealism with philosopher Kurt Bayertz.
- The War on Thugs
Philosopher Jason Stanley discusses how propaganda fuels our prison problem.
- Do Corporations Have Minds?
Well, no. Not really. But we often think and talk about them as though they do, and that is cause for concern.
- Beauty and the Transcendental
Philip the Chancellor introduces the transcendentals, a key idea in medieval metaphysics and aesthetics.
- 3QD Philosophy Prize Winners
Here are listed the three winners of the 3 Quarks Daily Philosophy Essay Prize for 2014.
- Google’s Philosopher
How an Oxford don is helping the tech giant understand the nature of modern identity—and stay out of court.
- “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning”
A brief biographical inteview piece on philosopher Claudia Card.
- The Biased Eye
Recent events give us occasion to think hard about racial stereotypes and the way they may bias even the unprejudiced mind.
- Who Studies Philosophy?
Studying philosophy is valuable no matter what career path one pursues, from academia to business to entertainment to politics. The APA offers us a list of a few examples of people in a wide variety of fields who have studied philosophy.
- Should “Lifer” Be Allowed Euthanasia?
The Case: A murderer serving a life sentence in a Belgian jail, who asked to be allowed to die by lethal injection, was told that his wish would be granted. Then the Justice Ministry reversed that decision. A philosopher, a medical ethicist, and a professor of criminology debate the issue.
- Philosophy of Terrorism
Terrorist attacks are often justified by their perpetrators on the basis that victims are complicit in some policy or action which is worthy of being met with by violence. But how should we view such arguments from a philosophical perspective? Philosopher Igor Primoratz takes on this common terrorist argument.