Why Philosophy? has published a brief interview of me on the nature and practice of philosophy. I figured I'd cross-post here.| The Splintered Mind
"A kind of science-envy is often visible in much of what analytic philosophers have had to say about the question of evidence in ethics... In some cases, however, what deprives us of the truth is not scientism, but other forms of prejudice." In the following guest post, Sophie Grace Chappell, Professor of Philosophy at The Open| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
This essay describes a leading approach to philosophical counseling, known as Logic-Based Therapy, that has been developed and used since the 1980s. The post Philosophical Counseling: Using Philosophy to Address Life’s Challenges first appeared on 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology.| 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
Transgender identity raises a variety of interesting philosophical questions, and on an issue this controversial, the answers to those questions will necessarily be controversial too. I recently fo…| Love of All Wisdom
Bálint Békefi (2024) is apparently not convinced by my book—after all, I think, by nothing in it. Before answering his objections, I’d like to summarize the message of the book: where did I want to go…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
For many philosophers, it doesn’t seem right to say that we are mainly in the business of trying to describe our concepts. We are, at our best, trying to improve them. ‘Conceptual engineering’ describes this vision of philosophical practice. It is not hard to see its appeal. This metaphilosophical orientation gives us a clear mission that caters to what many take to be our distinct skill set: a combination of conceptual analysis and normative argument. … [please read below the rest of...| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
