Every 3 weeks or so a new Philosophers' Carnival appears on a different host-blog with a round-up of the best recent philosophy blog postings. For full details visit the homepage of the project, run by Richard Chappell.
Despite the holiday break this carnival has attracted a great range of posts on all sorts of philosophical topics. Loosely organised into categories I present:
Topical posts: on Christmas and Julian Assange
In the wake of the intense debates about consent and rape sparked by discussions of the Swedish allegations against Julian Assange, Aaron Bady discusses whether Rorty's pragmatism can help us when rational argument fails: Rorty and Rape Culture posted at Zunzungu
Philosophy
A very short answer to a very big question - What is Philosophy? - posted here on The Philosopher's Beard by yours truly.
A very short answer to a very big question - What is Philosophy? - posted here on The Philosopher's Beard by yours truly.
Philosophy of Science
Should religious claims about the world be kept away from science for its own safety, or simply assessed on the same terms as ordinary science? Paul Newall discusses Pennock on Laudan in Demarcation's Revisited Demise posted at The Kindly Ones.
Should religious claims about the world be kept away from science for its own safety, or simply assessed on the same terms as ordinary science? Paul Newall discusses Pennock on Laudan in Demarcation's Revisited Demise posted at The Kindly Ones.
Epistemology
Regina presents Norris, Gettier, Euthyphro, Hume and Plato: Is knowledge justified, true belief? posted at The Atheist's Advocate.
Philosophy of Mind
Jason Streitfeld discusses the distinction between propositionalism and intellectualism in Merry Christmas, or, Ryle's Idiotic Idea posted at Specter of Reason.
Logic and Language
Michael S. Pearl discusses determinism in A Characteristic of Freedom posted at The Kindly Ones.
Martin discusses truth and paradox in Liars Are Fairly True posted at Enigmania.
Political Philosophy
David Fryman criticises Dworkin's views on public reason and secular society in Our Collective Values, Some of Which Are Religious posted at The Bennett Commentary.
Moral Philosophy
Greg Nirshberg discusses 'scientific morality' in Sam Harris's Moral Assumptions posted at Cognitive Philosophy.
Responding to Debra Satz's new book on The Moral Limits of Markets Edgar analyses whether the vulnerability of agents makes market transactions illegitimate: Agency, or Lack Thereof posted at Florida Student Philosophy Blog
Josh Knobe discusses what experimental philosophy reveals about actual people's intuitions about moral objectivism and relativism: Do People Actually Believe in Objective Moral Truths? posted at On the Human (Nominated by Josh May)
Richard discusses how consequentialists should respond to the separateness of persons critique in Fitting Consequentialist Agents posted at PEA Soup.
Responding to Debra Satz's new book on The Moral Limits of Markets Edgar analyses whether the vulnerability of agents makes market transactions illegitimate: Agency, or Lack Thereof posted at Florida Student Philosophy Blog
Josh Knobe discusses what experimental philosophy reveals about actual people's intuitions about moral objectivism and relativism: Do People Actually Believe in Objective Moral Truths? posted at On the Human (Nominated by Josh May)
Richard discusses how consequentialists should respond to the separateness of persons critique in Fitting Consequentialist Agents posted at PEA Soup.
Metaphysics
Kenny unpacks Leibniz's argument for the existence and traditional divine attributes of God from the contingency of the world in Leibniz's Short Proof of Classical Theism posted at blog.kennypearce.net.
Thanks for reading. The next carnival will be hosted by Nicomachus and appear on January 31. If you are interested in hosting a future carnival see here.
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