A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
It’s a Saturday – how about a discussion?
A distinguished panel addresses this question on the occasion of the publication of Professor James Miller’s new book, Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche. Panelists include Simon Critchley, professor of philosophy at The New School for Social Research and author of The Book of Dead Philosophers; Anthony Gottlieb, author of The Dream of Reason, a three-volume history of philosophy; James Miller, professor of political science and chair of the Committee on Liberal Studies at The New School for Social Research; Astra Taylor, independent filmmaker and director of Zizek! and Examined Life: Philosophy Is in the Streets; and Cornel West, author of Race Matters and Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University. The panel will be moderated by Lewis H. Lapham, editor of Lapham’s Quarterly.
Ayn Rand - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Atlantic – The Atlas Shrugged Book Club
About Objectivism, part I: Metaphysics - part II: Epistemology - part III: Ethics - part IV: Politics by Massimo Pigliucci
BBC News - Ayn Rand: Why is she so popular?
The Benefits and Hazards of the Philosophy of Ayn Rand: A Personal Statement by Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.
Teacher and Student Resources - The Ayn Rand Institute
David Hume (1711-1776)
David Hume - Stanford Encyclopaedia
DavidHume.org - “A permanent online resource for Hume scholars and students, including reliable texts of almost everything written by David Hume”
In Our Time – BBC Radio 4 – Greatest Philosopher David Hume - advocated by Julian Baggini
Education Scotland - An actor portraying David Hume in this video explains the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher’s belief in facts, logic, rationalism and evidence and why this meant he was an atheist.
I still love Kierkegaard – by Julian Baggini
Kierkegaard, D. Anthony Storm’s Commentary on - An online commentary on all of Kierkegaard’s writings with supplemental materials.
Søren Kierkegaard – Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.
Kierkegaard’s ‘Antigone’ By Ulrika Carlsson.
Google doodle marks 200th birthday of Danish philosopher – The Independent
Born May 6th, 1947 – Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher.
Meeting Martha Nussbaum – Philosopher’s Zone.
Some recent (and not so recent) articles:
Woman – or Suffragette? – Oxford Dictionaries.
Noema: the collaborative bibliography of women in Philosophy - database of over 16,000 records of the works of over 5,000 women writing in the field of Philosophy.
IF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING NICE, DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL – by Margaret Atwood, Saturday Night, January 6, 2001.
Chapter Nine – Feminism In Philosophy (PDF) – Rae Langton
Introduction to Feminism, Topics: What Is Feminism? - MIT, Sally Haslanger and Nancy Tuana.
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Approaches to Feminism
Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Feminist Philosophy
Feminism in Philosophy – Booklist
International Journal Of Feminist Approaches to BioEthics
Because We’re Still Oppressed: “…a non-western feminism course syllabus for submission to my Women’s Studies department.”
Society for Women in Philosophy
