There is a new blog devoted to philosophical and professional issues in, about, and related to Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art. The blog is called Aesthetics for Birds and can be found here. Some of the notable features of Aesthetics for Birds are its diverse […] Read More
If your first name begins with "O" or "P," it's your "Special Month" for posting on PEA Soup. See the "Instructions for Contributors" link for details.
The main goal of the blog is to showcase rigorous work being done by women who work in political philosophy. The blog includes regularly scheduled Featured Philosop-hers who work in political who take turns guest blogging. Right now, Cornell's Erin Taylor is the Featured Philosop-her. […] Read More
The first annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place in Tucson, AZ from Oct. 17-19. Check out the program schedule here. Registration is free but required. You can register at the above link. Hope to see you there.
Brian Weatherson has posted a new paper in which he argues against "moral hedging" — roughly, refraining from A-ing on the grounds that there's a non-zero probability that A-ing is wrong and a zero probability that not A-ing is wrong. I'd like to explain why […] Read More
Hi all – I'm very pleased to welcome Elizabeth Anderson to PEA Soup for a round of featured philosophizing. Liz is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and John Rawls Collegiate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, and is an extremely exciting figure in political philosophy and ethics […] Read More
MOVED TO THE FRONT 8/1 UPDATE: Gauthier has responded to the second round of questions. Thanks, everyone, for a great discussion! We are pleased to present our Ethics discussion of David Gauthier's "Twenty-Five On." Gauthier's article has been made open access here. Susan Dimock, […] Read More
I am pleased to announce the official launch of Philosophical Trajectories, a data-collection project dedicated to helping philosophers learn from each other's publishing experiences. Many thanks to those of you who helped with the beta testing. I encourage everyone to participate; the more data we […] Read More
We are pleased to announce that our next Ethics discussion will be on David Gauthier's new article, "Twenty-Five On." The article has been made open access here. It is part of a symposium on Gauthier's Morals by Agreement; you might want to check out Christopher […] Read More