by Daniel A. Kaufman The mainline, analytic philosophical tradition is characterized by a programmatic rationalism that stands upon surprisingly flimsy grounds and is ultimately motivated
Month: February 2016
What Ails our Discourse?
By David Ottlinger Only recently, I was on a long drive through the Midwest visiting family over the holidays. Driving through the Midwest, of course,
Explanations in the Social Sciences, Part Two
My discussion with Massimo Pigliucci on the natural and social sciences. A follow up to my essay, on the Electric Agora, “Explanations in the Social
On What There Is (or Isn’t)
By Mark English Trying to write something recently on the nature of logic, I got sidetracked by some ontological issues. Given that logic is about
Provocations
By Daniel A. Kaufman With Spring Break rapidly approaching, I asked my students what their plans were, after telling them that my wife, daughter, and
Purpose, Meaning, and the Moral Arc
by Daniel A. Kaufman My discussion with Robert Wright, of BloggingHeads.TV and MeaningofLife.TV, on purpose, meaning, and the moral trajectory of mankind. Originally aired on