Franco V. Trivigno (Marquette): Philosophy and the Ordinary: On the Setting of Plato’s Lysis. J. David Velleman (NYU): Regarding Doing Being Ordinary. Vittorio Villa (Palermo): Relativism: A Conceptual Analysis. From Butterflies and Wheels, an article on Sam Harris, Massimo Pigliucci and moral philosophy. A Tale of Two Philosophers: An interesting and significant online discussion between Hadley Arkes and Matthew O’Brien on the content of moral judgment has recently played out (and a response). Is morality relative? Philosophers who think everyday morality is objective should examine the evidence. David Hume at 300: Alook at the life and legacy of the incendiary tercentenarian. Simon Blackburn reviews Dilemmas and Connections: Selected Essays by Charles Taylor. From NDPR, a review of The Philosophy of Richard Rorty; and a review of Feminist Interpretations of Richard Rorty. A review of Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament: Essays 2002-2008 by Thomas Nagel. Based on his UNO lecture, it seems some philosophers still haven't caught up with Saul Kripke. On the question of the general value or viability of experimental philosophy, there is only one reasonable position. Why does so much philosophy take place in bars and coffeehouses? An interview with Scott F. Parker and Michael W. Austin, authors of Coffee: Grounds for Debate. Not just armchair philosophers: From wars to divorce to business, today's Aristotles are taking on issues of our time. Sophie's World author Jostein Gaarder turns from philosophy to climate change. Alain de Botton launches series of "philosophical" self-help books. Michael Dummett is Wykeham Professor of Logic Emeritus at the University of Oxford, and he likes playing cards — so much so that he co-founded the International Playing-Card Society, which is currently asking scholars (and other interested parties) to help with Unsolved Problems in Playing-Card Research.
