Author: Huenemann

SUNY Albany recently eliminated several programs in the Humanities, including French, German, Italian, and Classics. To read a very good essay on why this was a witless move, read here. (Note that the author is a scientist.)

Philosopher Philip Kitcher, speaking at Cambridge. What do you think of his proposed partnership between nonliteral religions and genuine secular humanism?

I’m often asked what “most philosophers” believe about X (God, mind, freedom, ethics, etc). I always have to fall back upon impressions, but now I can turn to a recent survey conducted by PhilPapers. It probably is reasonably representative, given the “multidenominational” usefulness of the PhilPapers site.

By the way, most philosophers are atheistic, materialistic, scientific and moral realists, in case you were wondering.

Steve Pyke recounts his career photographing influential philosophers here. His pictures are pretty cool. You can see them here (sadly, no USU philosophers have been included!)

William B. Irvine thought about becoming a Zen Buddhist, but ended up a stoic. Read about his journey here.