The Association for the Philosophy of Judaism invites all interested parties to join in the following online symposium: The Epistemic Nature of Faith (26 August — 02 September) The symposium will center around points raised in Lara Buchak’s paper “Can … Continue reading
I’m delighted to announce the launch of a new research centre here in Edinburgh. It is called Eidyn: The Edinburgh Centre for Epistemology, Mind and Normativity. This centre draws on our past success in Edinburgh in the fields of epistemology, ethics (particularly meta-ethics), and philosophy … Continue reading
Just a reminder, since some who read this blog will have work that is eligible. There is a Younger Scholars Prize for work in philosophy of religion described here. The deadline for submission is August 31, and I wanted to … Continue reading
The Torah contains three kinds of laws, I’m told: mishpatim (laws for which ordinary, normal humans have good reasons to accept), chukim (laws for which there is no accessible-to-humans reasons to accept), and mitzvoth (laws that require divine revelation, but … Continue reading
Some of you might be interested in this paper. Title and abstract: A conspicuous art: putting Gettier to the test Professional philosophers say it’s obvious that a Gettier subject does not know. But experimental philosophers and psychologists have argued that … Continue reading
