Monday, December 1, 2014

And another site to check out

A new philosophy of religion blog, featuring Martin Shuster and others, here.

7 comments:

  1. don't know if the book is worth a read or not but seemed in the vein you are working:
    http://newbooksineducation.com/2014/12/02/scott-samuelson-the-deepest-human-life-an-introduction-to-philosophy-for-everyone-u-of-chicago-press-2014/

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    1. Thanks. I have a feeling that I read an unenthusiastic review of this somewhere, but it sounds interesting.

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    2. yeah i caught a whiff of that, jay gupta on subjecting truth:
      http://www.againstthegrain.org/program/1057/wed-120314-ethical-truth

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    3. For more on Samuelson's book, see here:

      Reviews:
      http://www.christiancentury.org/reviews/2014-09/deepest-human-life-scott-samuelson
      http://www.raintaxi.com/the-deepest-human-life/
      http://walakablog.blogspot.com/2014/09/excellent-book-by-community-college.html

      Interviews:
      http://littlevillagemag.com/interview-scott-samuelson-to-read-this-thursday-at-prairie-lights/
      http://www.thesandb.com/news/speaker-says-philsophy-is-for-everyone.html
      http://rajpersaud.libsyn.com/dr-raj-persaud-in-conversation-with-scott-samuelson-author-of-the-deepest-human-life-an-introduction-to-philosophy-for-everyone
      http://www.wfuv.org/news/fordham-conversations/140517/fordham-conversations-why-do-liberal-arts-matter
      http://newbooksineducation.com/2014/12/02/scott-samuelson-the-deepest-human-life-an-introduction-to-philosophy-for-everyone-u-of-chicago-press-2014/

      Articles:
      Rhodes Magazine: “The Liberal Arts and the Fate of American Democracy”
      http://www.rhodes.edu/magazine/28562.asp

      Atlantic Monthly: “Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers”
      http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/plato-to-plumbers/361373/

      Wall Street Journal: “Would You Hire Socrates?”
      http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579463840253963188

      HuffPost: 7 Philosophers You Should Know (And Probably Don’t)
      http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-samuelson/philosophy-book_b_5234834.html

      The Philosopher’s Magazine: “We’re Not Just Animals”:

      http://scottsamuelsonauthor.com/blog/index.php?controller=post&action=view&id_post=55

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    4. well he gets around, reminds me of the shopclass for soulcraft

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