Agnes Callard and the politics of public philosophy. In her new book, Callard makes the case that we should all live more philosophically but where does politics fit in? Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates ...

Philosophy can be defined in many ways. What is integral to the definitions is that philosophy employs arguments, rather than say an appeal to religious revelation. One can create arguments for ...

Philosophy can be defined in many ways. What is integral to the definitions is that philosophy employs arguments, rather than say an appeal to religious revelation. One can create arguments for ...

What follows is a very rough summary of some of the main responses to Cartesian Skepticism. It is not a substitute for the assigned texts on the topic. 1. The "Natural Belief" Strategy A "natural ...

Our job is to persuade by argument, not by wielding influence. By Agnes Callard Ms. Callard is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. Recently I was asked to sign a ...

Hugh Breakey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

One of the evergreen topics in online discussions of physics is what role, if any, philosophy plays in the discipline. I've been blogging since 2002 (which is after the dinosaurs, but before the giant ...