public philosophy

  • Get to know PROF. MARK LANCE

    Mark Lance, Ph. D., is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University as well as a co-founder there of the Program on Justice and Peace. Continue reading

    Get to know PROF. MARK LANCE
  • Philosophical Espresso

    If you have not had a chance to watch Jason Silva do his philosophizing flow on his vlog, here are a few examples. Good stuff. Continue reading

    Philosophical Espresso
  • Why We Need Philosophers Engaged In Public Life

    UC-Berkley psychology professor, Dr. Tania Lombrozo, makes an argument for why we need more philosophers engaging in the public realm. Say “philosopher” and most people imagine a bust of Socrates, obscure texts or intellectual tête-à-têtes in the so-called Ivory Tower,… Continue reading

  • Philosophy as Happening

    Public philosophy for the Society of Control? Does this have impact? Despite the circus/rave structure of the event, what does it say that the dominant themes were Stoical? The mental marathon billed as “A Night of Philosophy” began in an… Continue reading

    Philosophy as Happening
  • Philosophy In the Town Square

    A nice little piece by Jack Russell Weinstein: Public philosophy is a practice; it has an internal logic and intrinsic standards of success. Academic philosophy is only a success if something new is brought to the table, if the researcher contributes meaningfully… Continue reading

    Philosophy In the Town Square
  • Welcoming a Friend to WordPress

    My good colleague and friend J. Britt Holbrook has started up his new blog. I hope everyone will take a peek and give him some follows as well as some thoughtful feedback/commentary. While I have made my blog more of… Continue reading

    Welcoming  a Friend to WordPress
  • The Ridiculous Rise of Ayn Rand – The Conversation – The Chronicle of Higher Education

    Continuing the non-discussion about Ayn Rand and her unfortunate influence: Right-wing think tanks can have Rand (even if she had little use for them). In the academy, she is a nonperson. Her theories are works of fiction. Her works of… Continue reading