The next Public Philosophy Network will take place at Michigan State University October 17-19, 2019. The theme is “Philosophy from All Walks of Life.” Here’s the call for workshops, panels, papers, and reports — all due February 28, 2019. To apply, please submit to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ppn2019 Log in to EasyChair for PPN 2019 easychair.org EasyChair uses… Continue reading Public Philosophy Network call for proposals
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Kristeva Circle Call for Papers
Here at Emory University we will be hosting the upcoming meeting of the Julia Kristeva Circle, October 3-5, 2019. The theme of the meeting will be Trajectories of Psychoanalysis. Keynote speakers are Emanuela Bianchi of New York University’s department of comp lit and Jill Gentile, a practicing psychoanalyst and a faculty member of the NYU… Continue reading Kristeva Circle Call for Papers
On the Periphery in Crete
I’m sitting on the porch of my family’s Cretan home, overlooking the city in the valley and the Aegean Sea beyond. I’ve been back here in Iraklion for a week, after four days in the Greek capital, Athens. As always, I’m finding the contrast between the two—Crete, the home of the Minoans, and Athens, the… Continue reading On the Periphery in Crete
Public Philosophy Call for Proposals
The Public Philosophy Network invites proposals by September 15 for its fourth conference on Advancing Public Philosophy, Boulder, Colorado, February 8 to 10, 2018. Originally scheduled to take place in Denton, Texas, the organizers changed the venue due to the recent passage of a discriminatory Texas law that prompted California to issue a ban against state-funded travel… Continue reading Public Philosophy Call for Proposals
Serial Monotasking
Let’s see how much I can write in the next twenty minutes. And for these twenty minutes, I only have eyes for you, dear blog. If something else I need to be doing comes to mind, I’ll quickly jot down what it is on the notepad to my side. But I won’t try to do… Continue reading Serial Monotasking
2018 Public Philosophy Network Conference
The Public Philosophy Network is pleased to announce that the Public Philosophy Network’s next conference on Advancing Public Philosophy will take place February 8-10, 2018, at the University of North Texas. UNT is located in Denton, Texas, less than 30 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Details and a call for participants will be… Continue reading 2018 Public Philosophy Network Conference
Kettering Review 2016 online
The 2016 issue of the Kettering Review is now available online here and includes essays by Cornelius Castoriadis, Amartya Sen, Albena Azmanova, Merab Mamardashvili, Asef Bayet, and Elinor Ostrom. Here’s an excerpt of my editor’s letter: Democracy may now seem mainstream, but at heart it is a radical idea: human beings can create self-governing practices out of… Continue reading Kettering Review 2016 online
Fascism in the U.S.A., here, now
Let there be no doubt. Just one week after taking office, Trump has turned the U.S.A. into a fascist state. With complete disregard for freedom of religion and dignity of human beings, he is at this very moment detaining refugees in our airports. He has instituted a religious test on who may enter—Christians, not Muslims—sending… Continue reading Fascism in the U.S.A., here, now
Why Trump Cares about Legitimacy
Donald J. Trump is clearly worked up over the question of the legitimacy of his claim to the presidency. Yes, he’s in office. He can move into the East Wing, issue executive orders, nominate cabinet members, and all that. But can he create his own legitimacy? No. Years ago the president of the Kettering Foundation,… Continue reading Why Trump Cares about Legitimacy
First Order of the New Order
Who needs any ethics nowadays? From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — House Republicans, overriding their top leaders, voted on Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independent ethics office set up in 2008 in the aftermath of corruption scandals that sent three members of Congress to jail. The move to effectively kill the Office… Continue reading First Order of the New Order
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