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an informal philosophy blog by Gregg Shores

Tag: Barry Stroud

Barry Stroud 1935-2019

Our great friend Barry Stroud died August 9. He was widely admired, respected and loved. From the UC Berkeley Philosophy … More

Barry Stroud

What is it about Lemons?

  Barry Stroud is one of the most important and respected philosophers of his generation. His work is a “long-standing … More

Barry Stroud, Color, Tom Nagel

Scanlon at Berkeley, Part II. Being Realistic About Reasons

While hanging out in the philosophy library before the first of Tim Scanlon’s Townsend lectures, I finally got around to … More

Avrum Stroll, Barry Stroud, Carter Gillies, Harper Lee, Julian Baggini, Kant, Racism, Reasons, Relativism, Rick Lenon, Slavery, Tim Scanlon, UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Willi Baumeister, Wittgenstein

The Mind/Body Problem, part V, The Body

Whatever else we are, we are first and foremost our bodies. We sometimes imagine we are spirits inhabiting our bodies. … More

Barry Stroud, Descartes, Gilbert Ryle, WVO Quine

A Strange Uncouth Monster

Does philosophy—its study or practice—make us happy? Should it? The word is from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally “love of wisdom”. … More

Anthony Gottlieb, Barry Stroud, David Hume

Getting started.

Let’s start with some quotes. Often the worst thing to do with what looks like a real philosophical question is … More

Barry Stroud, Dan Dennett, Donald Davidosn, Jerry Fodor, John Searle, Sean Carroll, Thomas Nagel, Wittgenstein, WVO Quine
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