Archive - Midwest Philosophy Distro 📡🧰

One of the first things you need to know to understand the world properly is that everything that exists, exists at some level in both space and time.

Feb 7 •

Of what use is philosophy?

When I started writing here I was a graduate student working towards a doctorate in philosophy.

Feb 3 •

December 2019

Christine Ladd-Franklin

Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930) was a philosopher, logician, and psychologist.

Dec 3, 2019 •

November 2019

"If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!"

How should we translate this into a logical sentence in order to capture everything that’s going on here?

Nov 24, 2019 •

Designated Values

In logic a designated value is a valuation of sentences in the logic that is preserved by entailments.

Nov 21, 2019 •

Revisiting the Categories

When we think about giving a “logic” of something, what guides our choices?

Nov 19, 2019 •

Properties of Relations

I often want a list of properties that can obtain for two-place relations and don’t have a good place to look them up.

Nov 12, 2019 •

July 2019

Being Nicer Won't Save Us

Right now I’m reading Generous Thinking by Kathleen Fitzpatrick.

Jul 5, 2019 •

June 2019

Check out our Soundcloud

We’re starting a podcast on the intersection of philosophy and parenthood.

Jun 24, 2019 •

Who should count as a co-author on a paper?

In many scientific fields, co-authorship is distributed liberally among members of a lab, collaborators, advisers and students, etc.

Jun 17, 2019 •

Philosophy and Practical Interests

What role should academic philosophers have in changing the world?

Jun 17, 2019 •

A Very Brief Introduction to the Logic of the Mīmāṃsā.

Mīmāṃsā is an orthodox (roughly, pro-Vedic) school of Hindu philosophy.

Jun 13, 2019 •

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