Two new papers from David Oderberg: “Is Form Structure?” and “The Metaphysics of Privation.”
Donald Devine and I have been debating the merits of John Locke for years. Don offers his latest thoughts at The Federalist in “The Real John Locke -- And Why He Matters.”
Stratford Caldecott -- Catholic writer, G. K. Chesterton Research Fellow at St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford, and Marvel Comics fan -- has cancer. Marvel has stepped up to grant him a dying wish, and the stars of the Marvel movies have given him a touching tribute. Fr. Z has the story, as do The Independent and the Catholic Herald.
Terry Teachout’s new biography of Duke Ellington is reviewed at The Weekly Standard.
Is resistance to “same-sex marriage” futile? Over at National Review Online, Ryan T. Anderson argues that it is not.
Also at NRO, Thomas Hibbs watches Mad Men while reading Dante.
Also at NRO, Thomas Hibbs watches Mad Men while reading Dante.
Straussian political philosopher Steven B. Smith is interviewed at 3:AM Magazine. So is metaphysician John Heil.
Guitarist Jon Herington is interviewed about touring with Steely Dan and other stuff.
At The American Spectator, John Derbyshire reports on the “Toward a Science of Consciousness” conference in Arizona. (Behind a pay wall, I’m afraid.)
If you haven’t yet seen the new Guardians of the Galaxytrailer, here it is. Director Edgar Wright has quit the Ant-Man flick.
So whaddaya think of Wikipedia? Spiked expresses what will perhaps forever be the main complaints. (Whoever did my entry has made some… kind of odd choices. Plus for some reason they still have me teaching at LMU and visiting at Bowling Green. Weird.)