A Scholar’s Mistake.

Opening Moves Some sociologists of science carry Kuhn’s claim that theories (or theoretically grounded “paradigms”) are prior to observation much further. In particular, they recast the vocabulary of “prior beliefs” into the language of sociology: every scientific belief or commitment should be explained as the satisfaction of earlier sociological “interests.” Such interests may range from … [continue reading]

Identity Ad Absurdum: A Critique of the Cultural Appropriation Argument.

THINKING FOR A LIVING: A PHILOSOPHER’S NOTEBOOK (SECOND SERIES, INSTALLMENT 13) PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS IN THE SECOND SERIES #12: Neo-Kantianism and anti-Kantianism: a primer for contemporary philosophers. #11: From Bertrand Russell to Brazilian carnaval: how to make the world as it could be made. #10: The crisis in higher education–what is to be done? #9: Philosophy … [continue reading]

On Paul Bali’s “How I Got Fired By The Ryerson Philosophy Department.”

Nemo: I just read Paul Bali’s “How I Got Fired By The Ryerson Philosophy Department.” I imagine this situation is all too common and vastly under-reported; most people would be devastated, depressed and cowed and perhaps few would have resisted the process. I wonder what was the agenda of the instigator of this affair, the … [continue reading]

Borderless Philosophy 2 (2019), Featuring Works By Susan Haack, Jay Bernstein, Carlo Cellucci, Gottlob Frege, Andreas Keller, Kenneth Macpherson, Otto Paans, Roberto Pereira, Michael Szpakowski, and Robert Whyte.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Susan Haack, “The Academic-Publication Racket: Whatever Happened to Authors’ Rights?,” 1-21. 2. Jay Bernstein, “Notes on Revolution Now: Kant, Balibar, Adorno,” 22-46. 3. Carlo Cellucci, “The Most Urgent Task of Philosophy Today,” 47-75. 4. Gottlob Frege, “On the Scientific Justification of a Concept Script,” 76-94. 5. Andreas Keller, “A Note on … [continue reading]