I finally got a chance to watch this very cool video: http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/26848 Jerry Fodor and Elliott Sober debate about Darwinism. Update: I found the exchange between Fodor & Piattelli-Palmarini and Ned Block & Philip Kitcher to be very helpful in figuring out what’s really at issue.
Archive > March 2010
What Do Philosophers Believe?
The Economist covers the recent results of the PhilPapers survey of philosophers: http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/anthony-gottlieb/what-do-philosophers-believe Not too bad of a summary.
Al Mele Video Interview
Al Mele talks about free will: Very cool! This is just part of the whole interview (the part where he talks about free will). You can go to the website to get the whole thing.
Burge Conference
I’m very excited for this conference! === The University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Philosophy and the Stephen Humphrey Fund for Excellence in Philosophy present Themes From Burge A conference in honor of Tyler Burge. Speakers include Tyler Burge (UCLA), Ned Block (NYU), Fred Dretske (Duke), and Christopher Peackocke (Columbia), and discussants include Karen [...]
iTunes U Awesomeness
My wife and I often drive back to our home town to visit family and friends. It’s a long drive, so we split the work. When she’s driving, I usually read. But while I’m driving, there isn’t much I can do. That was the case at least prior to my discovering iTunes U. I’ve now [...]
Weakness of Will Paper
Richard Holton and I have just finished a draft of a paper we’ve been working on for the past year or so: What in the World Is Weakness of Will? (PDF; draft) Here’s the abstract: Abstract: At least since the middle of the twentieth century, philosophers have tended to identify weakness of will with akrasia—i.e. [...]