I am fortunate to have some interviews at the APA-Eastern Division meeting next week and an on-campus interview scheduled in January. I wish everyone on the job market well!
Some other blogs have cited a new information sharing wiki website. The wiki site has information regarding those departments that have notified interviewees, those schools who have [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Keepin’ Hope Alive
Posted in job stuff, personal, travel on December 21, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Forthcoming Blogs
Posted in HT, teaching on December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’m starting a blog for my philosophy of western religion class. Its title: Blogio Ex Nihilo. The title might be lame. So if anyone has a suggestion for a schnazzy title, let me know. I’m sure I’d consider your suggestion!
Second, a friend has told me that he’ll be starting his own blog soon. Its title: [...]
Personal identity, Persistence & Immortality
Posted in Immortality, personal identity, philosophy of religion on December 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
There are numerous arguments about the persistence of one’s personal identity over time. The two most common arguments use either the body criterion or the psychological criterion.
For the first, you are the same person today as you were yesterday because you have virtually the same body today as you had yesterday. For the second, you [...]
40th Philosophers’ Carnival
Posted in carnival on December 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The newest Philosophers’ Carnival is posted at Thom Brooks blog.
Is resurrection a question of personal identity?
Posted in Immortality, personal identity, philosophy of religion on December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Resurrection, the belief that we are reunited with a body someday in the future, has been cast as a problem of personal identity. I gather that the biggest problem is the reunification of one’s memories with the appropriate physical body.
The problem with reunification is that one’s own physical body has probably disintegrated from the time [...]
Five Favorite Philosophers
Posted in personal, philosophy on December 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Prompted by a recent posting at Mormon Metaphysics, I’ve decided to list my favorite philosophers here and provide explanations for why they are my favorite. Bear in mind as you read that these are my personal favorites and these are my explanations for why they happen to be my personal favorites.
1) Alexius Meinong. Perhaps it [...]
Vader Session
Posted in funny, personal on December 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The following short film is pretty funny. Warning: it contains some offensive language.
New release: The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
Posted in new books on December 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Blackwell Publishing has a series of edited anthologies that are an excellent resource for students. The series is called the “Blackwell Philosophy Guides.” Each of the books in the series features articles by outstanding scholars. The articles cover many of the issues and themes in that area of philosophy today.
The latest release is The Blackwell [...]
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