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• The false dichotomy of nature-nurture, with notes on feminism, transgenderism, and the construction of races

  By dantip on August 6, 2015 • ( 64 )

  

  by Massimo Pigliucci This is my third essay on what has become an informal series on socially relevant false dichotomies (the first one was on “trigger warnings” [1], the second one on Islamophobia [2]). On this occasion I’m going to focus… Read More ›

• Are There Levels Out There?

  By dantip on August 3, 2015 • ( 39 )

  

  by Markus Eronen Everything in philosophy seems to come in levels. There are levels of organization, levels of abstraction, levels of being, levels of explanation, levels of complexity, levels of analysis… and the list goes on. For example, British emergentists… Read More ›

• The Cowboy, the Lesbian, and the Humanist

  By dantip on July 30, 2015 • ( 67 )

  

  by Andy Norman A cowboy walks into a saloon. He removes his dusty hat, orders a whiskey, and sinks wearily onto a stool. He downs the whiskey, looks around, and notices that an attractive woman has joined him at the… Read More ›

• The false dichotomy of Islamophobia

  By dantip on July 27, 2015 • ( 79 )

  

  by Massimo Pigliucci A false dichotomy is a basic type of informal logical fallacy, consisting in framing an issue as if there were only two choices available, while in fact a range of nuanced positions may be on offer upon… Read More ›

• Moral realism

  By dantip on July 23, 2015 • ( 89 )

  

  by Massimo Pigliucci New Scientia Salon video featuring a discussion between between Massimo and Dan, this time on the issue of moral realism. This is also being published as part of a new initiative by Bloggingheads.tv, called MeaningofLife.tv. Dan and I… Read More ›

• New Scientia Salon collection: Scientistic Chronicles

  By dantip on July 20, 2015 • ( 47 )

  

  by Massimo Pigliucci We are happy to announce the release of the first collection of essays published in the online magazine Scientia Salon to see the light, and there will hopefully be many more to follow. Scientia Salon is devoted to… Read More ›

• Jesse Prinz on concepts, part II

  By dantip on July 16, 2015 • ( 50 )

  

  by Dan Tippens This is Part II of an interview with Professor Jesse Prinz of City University of New York. In this video, Dan Tippens first asks Prinz about his Proxytype theory of concepts. Dan then raises an objection to… Read More ›

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