The Sixty-Third Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted by a Mr Noah Greenstein. Mr Greenstein’s theme is comedy.
Now, if only we had Aristotle’s work on comedy …
Showing posts with label Philosopher's Carnivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosopher's Carnivals. Show all posts
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. 62.
The Sixty-Second Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted by Meaning More.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. 61.
The sixty-first Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted by Inconsistent Thoughts.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Carnival Contempt Controversy
After the comments at the close of the Dead Philosophers' Carnival, some discussion has ensued regarding how appropriate the attitude was, and how appropriate it was (or not) to actually express it. Since I'm now acting unilaterally from my co-editor, I've posted this under my own login.
Two discussions of this (amongst other things) can be found at Jared's Sportive Thoughts and Annie's Anniemiz
I had no intention of portraying the editorial team as infallible, but philosophy is a cause that I willingly confess to being passionate about.
Two discussions of this (amongst other things) can be found at Jared's Sportive Thoughts and Annie's Anniemiz
I had no intention of portraying the editorial team as infallible, but philosophy is a cause that I willingly confess to being passionate about.
On Snark
I think Annie of Anniemiz presents a decent discussion of public 'snark' and I'd like to address a few of the points that she makes. She asks what it is that expressing such an opinion adds to the discussion or what it actually achieves and offers some ideas.
Yes, it does inform the authors that their work stinks. But, from what I read, the authors should already have known that (more on that later). Whether or not this is helpful in terms of their philosophy (of which, I maintain there was littler or none anyway), depends on what exactly was the problem. If someone has made a genuine effort, but simply wasn't very good, I probably would have included them - and I would not have spoken to them that way. If, as I found, you are dealing with people who think that any passing fancy or opinion counts as philosophy, then being humbled can be very helpful - I should know, I've been there.
It is somewhat satisfying to make such comments, but as Annie well knows, only for a short time. And I concede it probably has not improved me. But it certainly wasn't easier to say it rather than not.
I agree also that public 'snark' can detract from the evaluation of it's subject. But since I didn't include publicly name the targets, that clearly was not my intention.
I had two aims: I wanted to send a clear message to those people that not only what they submitted was unacceptable, it evidenced a level of laziness and arrogance that I took to be an expression of contempt for the Carnival and for the practice of Philosophy itself, and that I would not let it go unanswered. I like to think that if Socrates was alive and hosting he would be at least as rude.
Secondly, I wanted to provoke a discussion regarding the expression of such attitudes, as it is something of a point of contention.
I think maybe I could have used less snark, but I won't settle for no snark at all.
Yes, it does inform the authors that their work stinks. But, from what I read, the authors should already have known that (more on that later). Whether or not this is helpful in terms of their philosophy (of which, I maintain there was littler or none anyway), depends on what exactly was the problem. If someone has made a genuine effort, but simply wasn't very good, I probably would have included them - and I would not have spoken to them that way. If, as I found, you are dealing with people who think that any passing fancy or opinion counts as philosophy, then being humbled can be very helpful - I should know, I've been there.
It is somewhat satisfying to make such comments, but as Annie well knows, only for a short time. And I concede it probably has not improved me. But it certainly wasn't easier to say it rather than not.
I agree also that public 'snark' can detract from the evaluation of it's subject. But since I didn't include publicly name the targets, that clearly was not my intention.
I had two aims: I wanted to send a clear message to those people that not only what they submitted was unacceptable, it evidenced a level of laziness and arrogance that I took to be an expression of contempt for the Carnival and for the practice of Philosophy itself, and that I would not let it go unanswered. I like to think that if Socrates was alive and hosting he would be at least as rude.
Secondly, I wanted to provoke a discussion regarding the expression of such attitudes, as it is something of a point of contention.
I think maybe I could have used less snark, but I won't settle for no snark at all.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Dead Philosophers' Carnival - The 60th Philosophers' Carnival.
Welcome to the Dead Philosophers’ Carnival - The 60th Philosophers' Carnival.
The death of Socrates marks one of the most significant moments in the development of philosophy. It is one of the landmarks in the development of Plato’s thought, and thus influential on all who have laboured under his tutelage. It is also one of the deaths that have a presence in the history of philosophy; a notable elder sibling to the deaths of Seneca, Boethius, Nietzsche, and Foucault.
The death of a philosopher marks the conclusion of their endeavours. In some cases it comes at the end of substantial contribution, in others it comes a little too early.
The intent of this Carnival – the first in what, it is hoped, will be an annual series – was to provide an opportunity for the students of philosophy to reflect on the contributions made by those who did not see the close of 2007. Admittedly not everyone stuck to the theme, but if philosophers always did what was asked of them, where would we be?
Duckrabbit starts the proceedings with a discussion of the work of Richard Rorty, one of the most high-profile philosophers to die in 2007 with: Is Rorty a "textualist"? And if so, is that bad?
Inconsistent thoughts provides a retrospective of Paul Cohen’s work on the Continuum Hypothesis: On Cohen and CH
VirtualPrimate gives an excellent summation of the Humanist philosophy of of Kurt Vonnegut jr: Goodbye Blue Monday : Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1922-2007
Philosophy etc talks not about someone in particular who died, but about the end of one’s life itself with: Death's Deprivations
Enigmania nominated two other posts of note relating to the work of philosophers who passed in 2007:
Religious Pluralism and Consistency relates to Jewish religious philosopher Ernst Ludwig Ehrlic’s work
and
Monty Hall and Interpretations of Probability is in the area of the late Henry E Kyburg Jr, well known for his contributions to both Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence.
And now to the other articles of philosophy worthy of inclusion, but sadly off-theme.
Pete Mandik of Brain Hammer assures us that: Your Brain is Reading This. And who are we to argue?
Andrew Moon of Show-me the Argument asks us to consider how much similarity is there between The Train Case and the Hospital Case ?
Gualtiero Piccinini quizzes us on out semantic intuitions (I have none, Kripke has ruined them) - Will You Share Your Semantic Intuitions?
Nothing of Consequence revisits some earlier work on Sequent Calculus in: Operational meaning and global meaning in sequent calculus.
And finally, Thom Brooks at The Brooks Blog outlines some of the pitfalls awaiting us when we try to get a book deal with: Some of the worst advice on publishing (Graduate Students note: Thom's blog is packed with good advice in many relevant areas!)
To all the contributors who made the cut, especially those who stuck to the theme, well done and keep up the good work. The Editors appreciate the effort that you went to.
With only one exception (the article was good, but not actual philosophy), the rest of the submissions we received were essentially political, commercial or religious spam and/or total and utter drivel. Those people will get nothing from us except pure contempt. You know who you are.
Happy New Year Everyone.
The death of Socrates marks one of the most significant moments in the development of philosophy. It is one of the landmarks in the development of Plato’s thought, and thus influential on all who have laboured under his tutelage. It is also one of the deaths that have a presence in the history of philosophy; a notable elder sibling to the deaths of Seneca, Boethius, Nietzsche, and Foucault.
The death of a philosopher marks the conclusion of their endeavours. In some cases it comes at the end of substantial contribution, in others it comes a little too early.
The intent of this Carnival – the first in what, it is hoped, will be an annual series – was to provide an opportunity for the students of philosophy to reflect on the contributions made by those who did not see the close of 2007. Admittedly not everyone stuck to the theme, but if philosophers always did what was asked of them, where would we be?
Duckrabbit starts the proceedings with a discussion of the work of Richard Rorty, one of the most high-profile philosophers to die in 2007 with: Is Rorty a "textualist"? And if so, is that bad?
Inconsistent thoughts provides a retrospective of Paul Cohen’s work on the Continuum Hypothesis: On Cohen and CH
VirtualPrimate gives an excellent summation of the Humanist philosophy of of Kurt Vonnegut jr: Goodbye Blue Monday : Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1922-2007
Philosophy etc talks not about someone in particular who died, but about the end of one’s life itself with: Death's Deprivations
Enigmania nominated two other posts of note relating to the work of philosophers who passed in 2007:
Religious Pluralism and Consistency relates to Jewish religious philosopher Ernst Ludwig Ehrlic’s work
and
Monty Hall and Interpretations of Probability is in the area of the late Henry E Kyburg Jr, well known for his contributions to both Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence.
And now to the other articles of philosophy worthy of inclusion, but sadly off-theme.
Pete Mandik of Brain Hammer assures us that: Your Brain is Reading This. And who are we to argue?
Andrew Moon of Show-me the Argument asks us to consider how much similarity is there between The Train Case and the Hospital Case ?
Gualtiero Piccinini quizzes us on out semantic intuitions (I have none, Kripke has ruined them) - Will You Share Your Semantic Intuitions?
Nothing of Consequence revisits some earlier work on Sequent Calculus in: Operational meaning and global meaning in sequent calculus.
And finally, Thom Brooks at The Brooks Blog outlines some of the pitfalls awaiting us when we try to get a book deal with: Some of the worst advice on publishing (Graduate Students note: Thom's blog is packed with good advice in many relevant areas!)
To all the contributors who made the cut, especially those who stuck to the theme, well done and keep up the good work. The Editors appreciate the effort that you went to.
With only one exception (the article was good, but not actual philosophy), the rest of the submissions we received were essentially political, commercial or religious spam and/or total and utter drivel. Those people will get nothing from us except pure contempt. You know who you are.
Happy New Year Everyone.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
59th Philosophers' Carnival
The 59th Philosophers Carnival has gone ahead at Buffalo Philosophy, despite heavy snow.
We are up next with the 1st Dead Philosophers Carnival! So get writing already and go to the Philosophers' Carnival website for instructions on how to submit.
We are up next with the 1st Dead Philosophers Carnival! So get writing already and go to the Philosophers' Carnival website for instructions on how to submit.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
The First Dead Philosophers' Carnival (Philosophers' Carnival #60) - Call for Papers
2007 saw the death of philosophers including Jean Baudrillard, Susan Hurley, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Richard Rorty, and Robert C. Solomon.
Dialectic, in association with the Philosophers' Carnival, is hosting the first Dead Philosophers' Carnival (as the 60th Philosophers' Carnival).
The Editors of Dialectic, as hosts of the Carnival, are calling for posts relating to the work of those philosophers who have died in 2007 and those who have celebrated notable anniversaries in 2007. Eligible posts are in no way limited to the philosophers mentioned above. If contributors know of other philosophers that have recently passed, we urge potential contributors to submit posts. Preference will be given to contributions relating to the theme, but interpretation of that theme need not be strictly literal.
The Carnival will commence on the 7th of January 2008.
Submissions will close on the 2nd of January 2008, but don't put forward your posts until after submissions to Carnival #59 have closed (unless you want to be in #59 of course).
Dialectic, in association with the Philosophers' Carnival, is hosting the first Dead Philosophers' Carnival (as the 60th Philosophers' Carnival).
The Editors of Dialectic, as hosts of the Carnival, are calling for posts relating to the work of those philosophers who have died in 2007 and those who have celebrated notable anniversaries in 2007. Eligible posts are in no way limited to the philosophers mentioned above. If contributors know of other philosophers that have recently passed, we urge potential contributors to submit posts. Preference will be given to contributions relating to the theme, but interpretation of that theme need not be strictly literal.
The Carnival will commence on the 7th of January 2008.
Submissions will close on the 2nd of January 2008, but don't put forward your posts until after submissions to Carnival #59 have closed (unless you want to be in #59 of course).
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Philosophers' Carnival 54
The Philosophers's Carnival 54 is on at The Uncredible Hallq.
Other than misnaming it the Philosophy Carnival, (something that could only annoy the hopelessly pedantic like myself), it is a good edition, containing a solid selection of articles and opinions.
Other than misnaming it the Philosophy Carnival, (something that could only annoy the hopelessly pedantic like myself), it is a good edition, containing a solid selection of articles and opinions.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Philosophers’ Carnival #53
The 53rd Philosophers‘ Carnival is on at Florida Student Philosophy Blog.
Of particular interest (in my opinion and in no particular order) are:
The Moving Light of Time at Daylight Atheism
and
There Are Two Books On My Desk at A brood comb
Of particular interest (in my opinion and in no particular order) are:
The Moving Light of Time at Daylight Atheism
and
There Are Two Books On My Desk at A brood comb
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. Fifty-two
The 52nd Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted at Philosophy, et cetera.
In regard to forthcoming Carnivals, Dialectic is pencilled in to host early 2008. In terms of an early notice, the theme will be posts on philosophers who died in 2007. The hope is that the Carnival will be more of symposium than the ordinary conferences, and the intention is to host similar undertaking annually.
In regard to forthcoming Carnivals, Dialectic is pencilled in to host early 2008. In terms of an early notice, the theme will be posts on philosophers who died in 2007. The hope is that the Carnival will be more of symposium than the ordinary conferences, and the intention is to host similar undertaking annually.
Friday, August 17, 2007
1st Post(-)modern[ism/ist[s]/ity] Philosophy Carnival
A new(er) Carnival - the Post(-)modern[ism/ist[s]/ity] Philosophy Carnival (can we just call it the Postmodern Philosophy carnival?) is currently being hosted at Philosophy and Literature and then at Simon Ives on the 1st of September.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Philosopher's Carnival, No. Fifty-one
The 51st Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted at Enigmania.
The ‘bias’ of this carnival, to quote the host, is towards mathematics, science and logic, and there are, apparently, 37 posts to work your way through …
The ‘bias’ of this carnival, to quote the host, is towards mathematics, science and logic, and there are, apparently, 37 posts to work your way through …
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Philosopher's Carnival, No. Fifty
The 50th Philosopher’s Carnival is presently being hosted at Philosophy Sucks! Yes, the Philosopher’s Carnival has been cobbled together fifty times …
Mr Brown, generous host, chose the theme ‘Mind, Meaning and Morals’ and it is into those three groupings that you will find the various submissions.
Mr Brown, generous host, chose the theme ‘Mind, Meaning and Morals’ and it is into those three groupings that you will find the various submissions.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. Forty-Nine
The 49th Philosopher’s Carnival, or ‘All Philosophy is a footnote to Plato (and Aristotle)’, is presently being hosted at Tales of Modernity.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. Forty-Eight
The 48th Philosopher’s Carnival presently being hosted at Common Sense Philosophy.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Philosopher’s Carnival, No. Forty-six
The 46th Philosopher’s Carnival is presently be hosted at The Space of Reasons.
Worth noting, and reading if you’ve the time, is ‘Higher Order Truths about Chmess’, a keynote address by Daniel C. Dennett.
Worth noting, and reading if you’ve the time, is ‘Higher Order Truths about Chmess’, a keynote address by Daniel C. Dennett.
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