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

What is the self? Do we have one? Do we need one? If you refer to “yourself,” are you referring … More

Do we have free will? Do we need it? What in the world is free will anyway? A few thoughts … More

Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks have been doing a nice job of creating a fun and thought provoking series of … More

We are continuing our discussion of morality, inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Foundations Theory and the insights it provides into … More