Podblack Cat 8 May 2008 … is a blogger on the paranormal and skeptical stuff. She has some nice posts on Women and superstition (parts one and two) and Skeptical Books for Children (parts one, two, three and four). Go check them and her out. General Science Social evolution
Biology More on David Hull 4 Dec 20104 Oct 2017 There’s a special issue of Biology and Philosophy in the wings on the late David Hull. So far, the editorial introduction by Kim Sterelny and a fair summary of his work by Peter Godfrey-Smith have appeared Online First. Springer appear to be making these open access. Update: Michael Ruse’s memoir… Read More
Ethics and Moral Philosophy Morality and Evolution 1: The Milvian Bridge 29 Apr 201422 May 2014 [Morality and Evolution 1 2 3 4 5 6 7] A while back I gave a talk to a group of theologians on the question of Darwinian accidents. It had no ethics content. The first question I was asked was “If you are an atheist, how can you have moral rules?” Like many others who talk… Read More
Epistemology On innovation 11 Aug 201226 Aug 2012 [I’ll continue the congenital beliefs series soon. Also chocolatarianist political theory] [Late note: Stefano Ghirlanda has pointed me at two papers he has coauthored on just this topic. In one, published in PNAS, he and his colleagues investigate a model of cultural innovation. In another, as yet unpublished, they argue that “creativity… Read More
Cuttlefish, OM reads your blog! You have hit the big time. There has to be a Philosophers Epic that Cuttlefish can put into verse for you.
Cuttlefish, OM reads your blog! You have hit the big time. There has to be a Philosophers Epic that Cuttlefish can put into verse for you.
Okay – Digital Cuttlefish – who has read my blog from the start – HAS just written a poem for me! Waitaminute – this was written last year and they only wrote a poem for me now. Gah, I am no muse! 🙁 BUT I am horrified to only discover this post, today! So, I guess it’s a belated Valentine’s day present. Big smoochy kisses to John Wilkins and please, come along to the next Australian Skeptics conference! 🙂