So it’s UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day, and I’m suggesting you celebrate it by taking some time to think. WTF?, you say. The intention here is not to suggest that you don’t think. Rather it’s to remind you of what John Stuart Mill said so long ago about the frailty of our capacity to think well–use it, or [...]
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I’ve added some links to sections of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) web site. They have useful collections of information within their Social and Human Sciences section on hot topics, news and events, declarations, and reports organized around various themes, such as: Philosophy Ethics Bioethics Ethics of Science and Technology As with most of the United Nations [...]
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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