I’ve been studying Ralph Wedgwood’s excellent paper “The Normative Force of Reasoning” (Nous 40:4 (2006), 660 – 686). Ralph presents and defends a causal theory of reasoning, and one main task is to explain causal nondeviance. I’m very sympathetic to … Continue reading
I join Jon in his request for suggestions of papers that came out in 2008 for the The Philosopher’s Annual. (I am also a nominator.) We realize we’ll get mostly suggestions for papers about epistemology here. That’s fine. I, for … Continue reading
Here. Lots of interesting details to note about who is moving up and who is moving down. Two things on the positive side from my perspective to note: (i) Northwestern moves up significantly, and if they succeed in hiring at … Continue reading
Routledge is revising their online encyclopedia, and I’m doing the entry for epistemic justification. A draft of the entry can be found here, and any comments or suggestions are welcome. … Continue reading
Congratulations to Jonathan Weisberg on winning the 2009 Rutgers Young Epistemologist Prize. Previous winners include CDers Ralph Wedgwood, Jonathan Schaffer, Michael Bergmann, Jennifer Lackey, and Allan Hazlett. … Continue reading
This just in, from the AP (Associated Philosophers) news: Weather in Chicago for the upcoming APA this Wed. through Saturday (Feb. 18-21) is expected to be unseasonably warm. When asked to comment, local meteorologists were at a loss for an … Continue reading
I’ve been asked to nominate three articles from 2008 for the Philosopher’s Annual, and solicit input. I have some ideas already, but, like everyone else, don’t read everything. So any suggestions?
Since experimental epistemology has been getting some very useful attention lately on this blog, I thought I’d post an interesting paper by Josh May, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Jay Hull, and Aaron Zimmerman. The paper reports some findings that will need to … Continue reading
From Barry Loewer: Summer School on Conditionals at the Central European University July 19-31 directed by Barry Loewer and Jason Stanley. Other lecturers are Bob Stalnaker, Dorothy Edgington, Angelika Kratzer, and Alan Hajek. For more information go to http://www.sun.ceu.hu/02-courses/course-sites/conditionals/index-condi.php. swiss … Continue reading
Bengt Hansson (Lund) has sent a message announcing Postdoc scholarships from 6-24 months funded by the Swedish Research Council. Open to all nationalities; deadline February 26, 2009. … Continue reading