How (not) to think like Sherlock Holmes
Dr Lisa McNulty tells us all about her new adult online course where she'll be studying epistemology (knowledge) and epistemic injustice (people not being taken seriously because of who they are) through the Master Detective.
Posted by Kim Down on 28th July 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Misnomer
Pieter explores Misnomers and whether things (plants, animals etc.) have real names.
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 23rd March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Thinking under different hats
For Pieter Mostert talks about having a conversation about hats, and maybe with hats if you are feeling creative!
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 22nd March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Can we go, please!
Many conversations at home are about a beginning: What time do we go to grandpa? Am I excused? I want to celebrate my birthday next weekend. What happened to my new socks?
Have a conversation at home with 'beginnings'.
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 21st March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
WITTGENSTEIN AND THE LION
Try this! Philosophers love what they call ‘thought experiments’. They imagine some unlikely situation and then explore how it would be to be in such a situation. This one is about a (very famous) philosopher sitting together with a (very pensive) lion for a chat, without any fear of being mauled.
by Pieter Mostert
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 20th March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
