Lecture I: A Project of ‘Impure’ Enquiry—Descartes and Wittgenstein
Lecture II: ‘Philosophical Anthropology’—Hume and Nietzsche
Abstract: One of the dominant themes in Bernard Williams’ philosophy, especially his ethical philosophy, is the importance of history. This idea makes repeated appearances throughout his oeuvre, and in a number of different guises: one is the importance to philosophy of having a sense of itself as a contingently shaped way of making sense of life; another is the importance of observing the limits of speculative...
Abstract: There are two observed features of aesthetic judgment which seem distinctive from other kinds of judgment, especially scientific judgment. First, we often do not...
Abstract: Gunther Anders’ philosophy of technology, particularly his complex notion of ‘Promethean Shame,’ or technological ressentiment, may be brought to bear on surveillance and questions of AI...
Abstract: Here is a familiar story. Up until the early 17th century, physics was a part of philosophy. Then the Scientific Revolution happened – including Newton’s ...