The Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy Blog
Why lockdown life is a lot like insomnia – a philosopher of sleep explains
https://theconversation.com/why-lockdown-life-is-a-lot-like-insomnia-a-philosopher-of-sleep-explains-139156
Seeing the Shark
by Dominic Smith Two transitional moments in Spielberg's Jaws demand special attention. The first is when Richard Dreyfuss turns up as oceanographer Matt Hooper. In a film full of strong performances, he steals the show (opinion will be split on whether Robert Shaw...
Selling Nietzsche Short (Again)
by Ashley Woodward Popular culture has already had more than its fair share of misrepresentations of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and his ideas, from the comic book superhero Superman to the‘Nietzscheans’ – a malevolent alien race...
Ugly David
by Dominic Smith I wasn't in the habit of noticing it at all: a small rectangular fridge magnet bearing a likeness of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, gifted to me by an eccentric member of the Hume Society many years ago.... It is frankly...
Why Philosophy Deserves Its Day
by Dominic Smith Originally published on the University of Dundee blog, Nov 15. Today is UNESCO ‘World Philosophy Day.’ But does philosophy deserve this celebration? According to a famous assessment from Stephen Hawking, the answer is emphatically 'no': ‘How can we...
Never mind truth and lies – ‘Trumpism’ rejects the very idea of making sense
by Dr Dominic Smith Originally published in The Conversation magazine (March 2, 2017) A colleague recently asked me how I would define “Trumpism”. Where do you start? Is it a new political ideology, or a revival of dangerous old populisms? A flash in the pan, or a...
Issue 25 of Parrhesia Journal
The editors of Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy are pleased to announce the publication of Issue 25. FEATURES '(Neuro)plasticity, Epigenesis and the Void' by Ian James 'From "L'inexistance divine"' by Quentin Meillassoux (transl. Nathan Brown) 'What is a...
Hermeneutics and its History: A Personal View
by Prof Nicholas Davey It is an interesting question. Why do we read? Why do we read texts, signs, situations and each other? The ever changing contingencies of existence and the precariousness of our enterprises mean that getting a judgement “right” about a problem,...
Introducing Groundworks Series edited by Arne De Boever, Jon Roffe, Bill Ross and Ashley Woodward
Rowman & Littlefield introduced Groundworks, a new series of publications edited by Arne De Boever, Jon Roffe, Bill Ross and Ashley Woodward. The series starts with Gaston Bachelard's The Dialectic of Duration, translated by Mary McAllester Jones. ...
New Articles on Art and the Internet in the Context of the Philosophy of Technology
Dr Dominic Smith, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee, has had two new journal articles published recently, one looking at the art of Torsten Lauschmann in the context of the philosophy of technology, and the other looking at the Internet as Idea. 'On...
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Sleep Mode at Somerset House – a series of online events
https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/sleep-mode Please see details of online events relating to the recent '24/7' Exhibition at Somerset House, to which Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy members Dominic Smith and Patrick Levy contributed work and...
Critical Legal Conference Postponement
Dear All, in light of the current Covid-19 situation, we have made the decision to postpone the Critical Legal Conference that was due to be run between the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy and Law at the University of...
TALK SUSPENDED – Lorenzo Chiesa
We regret to inform you that, due to the recent news about the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland, the talk of Lorenzo Chiesa about "The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading" is SUSPENDED. Our apologies.
Lorenzo Chiesa – The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading
We have the pleasure to welcome Dr. Lorenzo Chiesa from Newcastle University who will be speaking about "The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading". As usual, do not hesitate to join us for this exciting discussion that will take place Wednesday 18 March 4-6pm in room...
Alberto Toscano and Luis De Miranda talks cancelled due to strike
We have to inform you that the talk of Alberto Toscano (Goldsmith University) on "Late Fascism" and the talk of Dr. Luis De Miranda (Orbrero University) on "What is Philosophical Health and How Can we Reach it?" have been cancelled due to strike. "Late Fascism" was...