We are very pleased to begin our announced Ethics discussion of Erich Hatala Matthes' piece, “History, Value, and Irreplaceability," which can be found open access here. Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor of philosophy at the University of Buffalo (SUNY), will open the discussion with the critical précis below the fold. […] Read More
UPDATE!! SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT A SUBSTANTIVE PROPERTY OF FINAL VALUE IS A PHILOSOPHER'S FANTASY (AND THAT EVEN PHILOSOPHERS DON'T TRULY BELIEVE IT). (Sorry for the sensationalism, but suddenly one needs to compete for an audience around here! And I think I "buried the lead" in […] Read More
We're very happy to welcome Julia Driver aboard as an officially contributing member to PEA Soup. Julia is a professor of philosophy at Washington University, St. Louis, and she has done important work in many areas of moral philosophy. I'm sure many of you are […] Read More
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Thanks to a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Developing Character Project. The project builds on the work during the past three years of the Character Project based at Wake Forest University. The primary […] Read More
Imagine a person who is addicted to heroin but who desperately wants to kick the habit. He has a craving for another hit, but when he reflects, he rejects this craving and wishes he could get rid of it. Now ask yourself: Which part of […] Read More
I'm posting a brief reminder that the deadline for submitting an abstract to Bowling Green State University's workshop in ideal and nonideal theory in political philosophy is November 1st. For those of you who didn't see the initial CFP, I'm reposting it below the fold.
Hi all, Julia returns this week with another post on a very important topic. I hope you'll all join me in welcoming Julia back for a second round! -dd