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An examination of meaning in language and meaning in life.
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Author: Kevin Schutte
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Posted on Thursday April 3, 2008 at 02:11 PM
I cannot emphasize more the message that Brian Leiter gives here. I know that there are one or two individuals who read my blog who are trying to make decisions about graduate school who have contacted me to understand better the perspective of someone who failed to be successful therein. There aren't a lot of public voices to be found coming from that perspective, and I'm (kind of) glad to be one...
Posted on Tuesday February 12, 2008 at 09:00 AM
I wasn't really sure what to expect from the Philosopher's Carnival, but overall it was an enjoyable experience.In total, there were 41 submissions, 20 of which were not on philosophically-relevant topics. Most of the remainder of these were submissions by blog owners of their own posts, and these were in general not very impressive. So, I chose to emphasize that part of the purpose of the carnival...
Posted on Monday February 4, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Hello and welcome to the 62nd Philosophers' Carnival!! I won't bore you with my introductions, but instead will just go straight to the best philosophy of the last fortnight. Some of these are interesting, some are fun, and some I think will become interesting and fun if they become lengthy discussions (and I hope they will!). The categorizations that follow are far from perfect, but this seemed to...
Posted on Sunday January 20, 2008 at 08:23 AM
I'm pleased to announce that this blog will be hosting the 62nd Philosophers' Carnival. Submissions can be made by clicking on this link.The mission of this edition of the carnival, should you choose to accept it, is to prove that philosophy is in a better state than it was in 1997. As much as I agree with them, I don't like to hear old philosophers bemoan "the lack of fresh new ideas" in philosoph...
Posted on Sunday January 20, 2008 at 07:55 AM
What is the value of logic? By this, I don't mean to ask what the value is to individuals who use logic, but, rather, what is it we expect from logic in the long run (like, say, over generations)? What is it of which we could always use more? I think it is safe to say that we expect of it that humanity will get better at it, that techniques for teaching and learning it will improve and spread to mo...
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