Philosophy
Graduation addresses are so full of cliches and standard aphoristic approaches that they give no real sense of the real world for those about to enter it. So, from those who have been there, what real advice would you give to graduates?
- Interview Advice
Philosophy jobs searches at colleges across the country work on the same schedule. The annual eastern meeting of the American Philosophical Association has traditionally been the place where all first interviews take place. Skype has meant that some departments...
- Should Managers Have Their Own Baseball Cards?
The shorter of the short people has started collecting baseball cards. It's been a real hoot for me, seeing some of the old cards I used to have back when I was a kid. It's also provided ways to parent covertly because many cards give me a chance...
- The Metaphysics Of Rainbows
There's a line from a Radiators' song "Give me a rainbow that's for real" that leads to the question, "Are rainbows real?" Are rainbows things or are they illusions? Can X be an illusion if any competent observer would observe X?...
- The Metaphysics Of Money
Been thinking about money. Sciences describe the behavior of observable systems. In physics, there are empirical terms that are directly measurable, things like mass and distance. We know that these things are real as far as we can know that anything...
- Marian Smoluchowski And An Archived Photograph
Marian Smoluchowski together with professors and 4-th year graduates of the Lviv University (June, 1904). Seated (left to right): Prof. Jan Rajewski, Prof. Ignacy Zakrzewski, Prof. Jozef Puzyna, Prof. Marian Smoluchowski. Standing (left to right): Jozef...
Philosophy
Real Advice for Graduates
Graduation addresses are so full of cliches and standard aphoristic approaches that they give no real sense of the real world for those about to enter it. So, from those who have been there, what real advice would you give to graduates?
- Interview Advice
Philosophy jobs searches at colleges across the country work on the same schedule. The annual eastern meeting of the American Philosophical Association has traditionally been the place where all first interviews take place. Skype has meant that some departments...
- Should Managers Have Their Own Baseball Cards?
The shorter of the short people has started collecting baseball cards. It's been a real hoot for me, seeing some of the old cards I used to have back when I was a kid. It's also provided ways to parent covertly because many cards give me a chance...
- The Metaphysics Of Rainbows
There's a line from a Radiators' song "Give me a rainbow that's for real" that leads to the question, "Are rainbows real?" Are rainbows things or are they illusions? Can X be an illusion if any competent observer would observe X?...
- The Metaphysics Of Money
Been thinking about money. Sciences describe the behavior of observable systems. In physics, there are empirical terms that are directly measurable, things like mass and distance. We know that these things are real as far as we can know that anything...
- Marian Smoluchowski And An Archived Photograph
Marian Smoluchowski together with professors and 4-th year graduates of the Lviv University (June, 1904). Seated (left to right): Prof. Jan Rajewski, Prof. Ignacy Zakrzewski, Prof. Jozef Puzyna, Prof. Marian Smoluchowski. Standing (left to right): Jozef...