Monthly Archives: June 2009

Rate My Philosophy Journal – Surveys

UPDATE: I think I’ve found the method I’m going to go with. I’ve got a sample survey with corresponding data table here. I’d appreciate any feedback. I really like the philosophy journal wiki, but it would be nice to have more automated system that presents the data in an easier to digest format. I’ve beenContinue Reading

Sympoze – Top 10 in June

It’s the end of June. Here are the top 10 submissions for the month over at Sympoze. If you’re a philosopher and you don’t have a Sympoze account, email me and I’ll set you up. You’re missing out on all the fun!Continue Reading

Scan2PDF Mobile

In this post (Google Phone = Pocket Xerox Machine), I discussed some web apps that can turn an Android phone (and other smart phones) into a pocket xerox machine. These services include Evernote and Qipit. I’ve recently found an app on the Android Market that I think is even better for this purpose.Continue Reading

Qik, Twitter, and Philosophy Conferences

I’ve said it a couple of times before, and I’ll say it again – Twitter makes it suprisingly easy to keep up with what’s going on in philosophy. It’s my favorite thing about Twitter. One neat thing we’re seeing now is philosophers twittering about what’s going on at a conference they’re attending…live. You don’t getContinue Reading

Sweet Victory

I’m back from the Boundary Waters. While on my trip, I was pleasantly suprised to bwin a little Twitter contest that sponsored by the Android Guys.Continue Reading

Headed to the Boundary Waters

We’re driving to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota – all the way to the end of the Gunflint Trail. I doubt I’ll be doing much blogging while I’m there. Even if I wanted to, I’ll have limited internet access and no phone reception. So, I’ll basically be totally unplugged for about 7 days. We areContinue Reading

The Concept of Intentional Action

Joshua Knobe has run a series of experiments that suggest that our intuitions about whether or not an action was intentional may be influenced by whether or not the effects of the action were harmful/bad. Here’s a brief summary of one of those studies. In a case where an exec sought to max company profitsContinue Reading

Gettier in Real Life

I like to make note of real life Gettier cases. Yesterday I was in one.Continue Reading

Blogging on the Road

I’m on the road, but blogging will continue thanks to my Android phone. I have a few things I’ve been thinking about that I plan to write up. While I’m thinking about it – For those of you with wordpress blogs and smartphones, I highly recommend the wordpress plugin – Wphone. I’ve used it nowContinue Reading

Foundational Semantics

Here’s an argument that the semantic content of some term is directly referential. It’s designed to mirror the regress argument for foundationalism in epistemology.Continue Reading