Scanlon at Berkeley, Part III. Learning from Psychopaths.

Tim Scanlon’s final topic during his series of Townsend lectures at UC Berkeley was “Learning from Psychopaths”. This was … More

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

“It is uncertain whether man will not use his powers to destroy himself, and others, and the whole of nature.” … More

Hubert Dreyfus was professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley from 1968 until his death last April. He was an inspiration … More

Jerry Fodor died yesterday at the age of 82. He was one of the most important philosophers of his generation, … More