The Power of Language: Philosophy and Society

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Questions for the Black Philosopher

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Is the subject of race inescapable for the black philosopher? Must every black philosopher be expected to say something about or be an “...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

The Dalai Lama visits the Washington National Cathedral, 2014

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Last Friday, March 7, my wife and I were able to attend an address given by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, at the National Cathedral in Wa...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

"Seeing to it" as a Principle of Moral Conduct

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Of what significance to moral conduct is the ability to see to (attend to, keep in mind) some task or duty that we’ve been assigned?...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Non-Propositional Language

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In the  Tractatus , Wittgenstein says, “The totality of propositions is the language” (Prop. 4). But it may be argued, to the contrary, that...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

Recommended Philosophy Videos

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Linda Martín Alcoff, 2012 Presidential Address, APA, Eastern Division Mark Alfano and Abrol Fairweather, on virtue epistemology Mark Alf...
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Alex Scott was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Chicago, and has lived in Baltimore since the 1980's. He attended Groton School, Yale University, and Rush Medical College. He is a physician who has had a long-time interest in philosophy. His philosophical interests include ethics, semiotics, and the philosophy of language. He is the author of three books, and has co-translated with Stephanie Adair a major work by the German philosopher Nicolai Hartmann (Möglichkeit und Wirklichkeit, 1938; Possibility and Actuality, 2013). (Unfortunately, unnecessary commas were added, without his permission, to every page of the manuscript before it went to publication.) He enjoys running, listening to classical music, jazz, and blues, and seeing concerts, plays, and films. He also finds that reading the Bible and attending church make an important contribution to his spiritual life. He is married and has two sons.
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