…various authorities, aid organisations and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) in their projects and campaigns. Of the latter, 41 languages are widely used as “lingua franca” for inter-ethnic, regional and/or international…
Different Voices, Perfect Storms, and Asking Grandma What She Thinks
At first glance it might appear that experimental philosophers and feminist philosophers would make good allies. Nonetheless, experimental philosophy has received criticism from feminist fronts, both for its methodology and…
Scorekeeping in a Pornographic Language Game
…in the social science literature. Consider, for example, this description of an early experiment, from a time that pre-dates contemporary political debate. Keywords: Pornography, conversational score, illocutionary acts Language: English…
Princess Elisabeth and the Mind-Body Problem
…the body and the body affects the mind. It is unsurprising, then, that the mind – body problem was first articulated as a response to René Descartes’ dualistic philosophy […]…
In Defence of Different Voices
Louise Antony draws a now well-known distinction between two explanatory models for researching and addressing the issue of women’s underrepresentation in philosophy – the ‘Different Voices’ (DV) and ‘Perfect Storm’…
A Brief History of Time Consciousness: Historical Precursors to James and Husserl
Abstract: William James’ Principles of Psychology, in which he made famous the ‘specious present’ doctrine of temporal experience, and Edmund Husserl’s Zur Phänomenologie des inneren Zeitbewusstseins, were giant strides in…
Two Spirit People
…individuals who embody feminine and masculine qualities act as a conduit between the physical and spiritual world, and because of this are placed in positions of power within the community….
Feeling and Form; a Theory of Art Developed From Philosophy in a New Key
Content: Langer offers a theory of art according to which artworks are purely perceptible forms which embody some sort of feeling. Objects are art if they have ‘significant form’ which…
The Concept of Beastliness: Philosophy, Ethics and Animal Behaviour
Introduction: Every age has its pet contradictions. Thirty years ago, we used to accept Marx and Freud together, and then wonder, like the chameleon on the tartan, why life was…