Coming to Berkeley 9 Feb 2013 I’ll be in Berkeley (California, in case there’s another one somewhere) from around the 9th to the 15th of March, to give a talk to the Mellon-Sawyer series Speciesism and the Future of Humanity. Anyone who wants an unemployed philosopher to give a talk to their group also, or just buy him a meal, should let me know by the Contacts form. Unfortunately the workshop is not open to the public, but there’ll be a podcast. My title is “God, politics and species”. Administrative Species concept
Administrative Academic genealogies 29 Oct 2010 Wasting time usefully with my friend and co-student of Gareth Nelson, Malte Ebach, we wondered what our academic genealogies were. My thesis advisors were Gareth J. Nelson and Neil Thomason. Gary was advised by William A. Gosline (1915-2002), who was advised by George Sprague Myers (1905-1985), who was a student… Read More
Biology The false analogy between species and art 26 Jan 201118 Sep 2017 Biological topics are used widely in philosophy to illustrate arcane and recondite philosophical topics,and one of the most widely used, and most abused, are species as examples of natural kinds. Kangaroos, swans, tigers, lions, cats, and of course humans are all brought in to assist our intuitions. As Umberto Eco… Read More
Administrative Coming up… 28 Sep 200718 Sep 2017 Stay tuned after the break as we will be showing the following specials, rated R for Reason. Suitable for 15 years and over… Read More
I’m “California Dreaming” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E You are going to be so close; come to Toronto after you are finished.
You should definitely visit Toronto too. It’s just a hop away from Berkeley. It’s like when you visit Sydney; you might as well just pop over to Perth, because it’s practically next door.
Anyone have pull with the Perimeter Institute? I think it’s the best bet for a speaking engagement in southern Ontario – travel, honorarium and meals included.