вЂњThe current generation of Anglo-American philosophers never had enough invested in the aesthetic to fully grasp what is at risk of being lost when the aesthetic is subordinated to the politicalвЂќ - Justin E.Psychedelic drugs, epistemology, naturalism, and the self - a special issue of Philosophy and the Mind Sciences includes several philosophers commenting on Philosophy of Psychedelics by Chris Letheby (Western Australia).

вЂњIf we want to get at вЂmetaphysical structureвЂ™ we need to say something about what kind of thing that could be and how it relates to the logic of truths, and this has to go beyond just appealing to naturalismвЂќ - Paul Livingston (New Mexico) interviewed at 3:16AM.Preparing philosophy grad students to teach - how one philosophy program does it.An argument map of AlitoвЂ™s leaked opinion draft in the Dobbs case - from Nate Otey (Harvard/ThinkerAnalytix).вЂњThe exclusion of leading Continental figures from the top analytic journals shows that the Continental/analytic divide remains sociologically importantвЂќ - data and analysis from Eric Schwitzgebel (Riverside).So I tend not to think that there is a profound difference hereвЂќ - Justin Tiwald (San Francisco State/Hong Kong Univ) is interviewed about his work on Chinese philosophers вЂњYou see the students of the Chinese philosophers pressing their teachers for the correct, consistent account of those things just as assuredly as one would expect of students in a philosophy seminar in the U.S.But my efforts to rehabilitate myself will cease before I get to the point of reorganizing my public persona around the battle to do so,' says Agnes Callard (Chicago) вЂњMy plan, if I am being canceled, is not to fight itвЂќ - ' If I can quickly put an end to the accusations with some clarifying explanation, I will: the public deserves to hear the truth.New reading group blueprints on various topics, including: ethics of commemoration, social dynamics of mathematics, class & aesthetics, Nahuan and Mayan philosophy, and more - from the folks at the Diversity Reading List.Drawing, thinking, princesses, nostalgia, history, archaelogy, and more - in the new issue of The Raven: A Magazine of Philosophy.вЂњAgainst proposals for taking antidemocratic вЂshortcutsвЂ™ I argue that the commitment to democracy is based on the realization that there are no shortcuts to better political outcomesвЂќ - Cristina Lafont (Northwestern) interviewed at 3:16AM.A study вЂњseeks to identify how non-academics perceive philosophy and how they engage in itвЂќ - and you can help by completing a brief survey.The moral dimensions of academic philosophy - a conversation between me and John Danaher (NUI Galway) on his podcast, 'The Ethics of Academia'.crossed for me, even though that might make it quite hard to type, or walk for that matterвЂ¦. IвЂ™d appreciate it if you could keep all fingers, toes, etc.

I shall keep you all updated as to my submissionвЂ™s progress (unless it gets absolutely slaughtered by the judges, of courseвЂ¦.) All I can do is sit back nervously and hope that piece can hold its own against what is likely to be some very strong competition. The closing date for the competition is August 15th and so I wonвЂ™t hear back until after that date. The piece that I submitted is something that I feel has merit and shows my strengths (whatever they may be) as a writer and regardless of whether my submission places in the competition, I believe that it will give me a good idea of what to expect when entering other competitions.

As well as paying the competition entry fee, there was also an option for a critique of my work for a further small payment. IвЂ™ve gone and submitted one of my short stories to a writing magazine here in the UK.

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