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The Departmental Meeting…

As secretary to the university’s department of philsophy it fell to me to make a record of the discussion at the most recent academic committee meeting. And what a meeting it was! The main item for discussion that day was “the matter at hand”. And this is how the meeting unfolded… Professor Moore: “I now think [...]

Today's Article From The Philosophers' Magazine

My philosophy: Ziauddin Sardar

By TPM

Ziauddin Sardar tells Julian Baggini about his philosophical and spiritual development

Asides

• Fallacy Interview || By Mike LaBossiere
  For those who would like to learn more about fallacies or just hear what I sound like, I was recently interviewed on that subject. Here is the link: http://gnosticmedia.podomatic.com/. Yes, this is a shameless act of self-promotion. But, it is not commercial in nature so it is okay. Right? :) #
• When I’m dead || By Jeremy Stangroom
  I’d just like it to be known that if anybody feels the urge to slag me off immediately after my death, or to attack my politics – which, of course, nobody will, since I’m hardly significant (but then neither was Chris Harman, albeit he was a ‘revolutionary’) – then I’d be delighted. I love the smell of hypocritical self-righteousness in the morning… #
• New book, new video || By Julian Baggini
  If you're after a little amusement in your 2-minute coffee break, this short film I've made about my new book should do the trick. As I've become fond of saying, you'll probably laugh, but I don't know whether it will be with me or at me... #
• Blog competition || By Julian Baggini
  The website 3quarksdaily is running a competition to find the best philosophy blog post of the year. The final judging will be done by Dan Dennett. If you'd like to nominate a post from Talking Philosophy (or anywhere else for that matter) please take a look at the rules and procedures here. Bloggers can also nominate themselves. #
• Jane Austen and women || By Jeremy Stangroom
  Norman Geras has this cool thing where writers are asked to talk about a book that has inspired or influenced them. Here's something interesting I noticed (though perhaps not surprising). Twelve different people (as far as I can tell) have elected to talk about a Jane Austen novel (or character). Eleven of those people are women. I make no comment as to why this might be or what it might tell us about Jane Austen's work and/or women (or indeed men). #