Philosopher's Carnival

The 47th Philosopher's Carnival is on at nichomachus.net . There are a number of good entries, I thought that The Philosopher vs. the Biblical Fundamentalist at The Space of Reasons and Sexual Perversion at the Florida Student Philosophy Blog were particularly interesting.

2nd Online Philosophy Conference

The 2nd Online Philosophy Conference (OPC2) has opened this week with a keynote address from Professor Ernest Sosa.

Baudrillard est mort II - The Art of Disappearing

‘The Art of Disappearing’, via Eurozine, contains excerpts from a discussion between Jean Baudrillard and an interviewer. Baudrillard, while discussing death and disappearance makes some interesting comments on Foucault’s death ...

MacFarlane on Scepticism

‘Let's define what a sceptic is, a sceptic is someone who based on the information he or she has received to date has a position. It doesn't say they won't consider another position, they say based on the scientific evidence that I've been presented with, there is a debate about what the connection is. There is a growing weight of evidence and I'm happy to sit here and consider it.’ – Ian MacFarlane MP, in an interview on Lateline.