APP Editors’ Note: This is the first in a series on the historical and philosophical foundations of anarchism and socialism, with special reference to social anarchism and democratic socialism. We decided to start with democratic socialism, in view of the sudden recent emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America, aka the DSA, as a significant … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Thinking For A Living: A Philosopher’s Notebook 5—Processualism, Organicism, and the Two Waves of the Organicist Revolution.
“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse 74. Processualism, organicism, and the two waves of the organicist revolution. Recently I read an essay by John Dupré and Daniel J. Nicholson, “A Manifesto for a Processual Philosophy of Biology,” in J. Dupré and D.J. Nicholson (eds.), Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology … [continue reading]
Philosophy For Barflies.
Maybe you talk to yourself in the mirror, or simply use visualization: “I’m going to walk right in there man…” Maybe you picture the Fonz or some Leo DiCaprio character or David Caruso in “Jade” – how would they act in this situation? It could be a job interview, a big move at a bar … [continue reading]
Borderless Philosophy 2 (2019): First Call for Submissions.
The Editorial Team of Borderless Philosophy is pleased to announce a First Call for Submissions for our second issue (2019). Borderless Philosophy is a new and highly progressive philosophy journal, whose first issue, Borderless Philosophy 1 (2018), can be found HERE. Borderless Philosophy publishes works of philosophy without any in-principle restrictions whatsoever as to length, … [continue reading]
Thinking For A Living: A Philosopher’s Notebook 4—Realistic Idealism: Ten Theses About Mind-Dependence.
“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse 61. Realistic idealism: ten theses about mind-dependence. I strongly believe that some or another version of metaphysical idealism is true; but I also strongly believe that the true version of metaphysical idealism must be substantively realistic. How can this be so? To show how, I’ll present … [continue reading]
Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines! Issue #11, July 2018: Resisting Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Authenticity, Reciprocity vs. Tolerance, Homelessness-&-Us, & Free Speech vs. Just Access.
Dear Philosopher or Philosophically-Minded Person, Do you ever think about the larger philosophical implications of contemporary events and issues, especially when reading newspapers, journals, or blogs? —Of course you do: but then what? What if you were able to convert your thinking DIRECTLY into something you were able to use for TEACHING PHILOSOPHY, for PHILOSOPHY … [continue reading]