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Susanna Schellenberg, “The Unity of Perception: Content, Consciousness, and Evidence” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Susanna Schellenberg
The Unity of Perception
Content, Consciousness, and Evidence
Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network July 10, 2019 Carrie Figdor

How does perception result in thoughts about items in the world (such as dogs or flowers) and in conscious states of many kinds (such as experiences of seeing red)? How does perception provide evidence for our beliefs (such as the belief that there is a red rose in front of... Read More
Christian List, “Why Free Will is Real” (Harvard UP, 2019)
Christian List
Why Free Will is Real

Harvard University, 2019

New Books in Big IdeasNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books Network July 1, 2019 Robert Talisse

Given our modern scientific view of the world, how is freedom of the will possible?  That is the classical problem of free will.  Strategies for addressing this problem include the flat denial of free will, as well as various attempts to render free will consistent with a physically deterministic world. ... Read More
Camisha Russell, “The Assisted Reproduction of Race” (Indiana UP, 2018)
Camisha Russell
The Assisted Reproduction of Race

Indiana University Press, 2018

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in American StudiesNew Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and Society June 20, 2019 Sarah K. Tyson

Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization and surrogacy have been critically examined within philosophy, particularly by feminists and bioethicists, but the role of race—both in how the technologies are used and in the effects that they are having—has received less attention.  In The Assisted Reproduction of Race... Read More
Nicholas Shea, “Representation in Cognitive Science” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Nicholas Shea
Representation in Cognitive Science

Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in PsychologyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books in ScienceNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Systems and CyberneticsNew Books Network June 10, 2019 Carrie Figdor

In order to explain thought in natural physical systems, mainstream cognitive science posits representations, or internal states that carry information about the world and that are used by the system to guide its behavior. Naturalistic theories of representation provide explanations of what information, or content, these internal states carry, and... Read More
Mary Kate McGowan, “Just Words: On Speech and Hidden Harm” (Oxford UP, 2019)
Mary Kate McGowan
Just Words
On Speech and Hidden Harm
Oxford University Press, 2019

New Books in Big IdeasNew Books in LanguageNew Books in LawNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network May 31, 2019 Robert Talisse

We’re all familiar with the ways in which speech can cause harm. For example, speech can incite wrongful acts. And I suppose we’re also familiar with contexts in which a person who occupies a position of authority can harm others simply by speaking – as when a boss announced and... Read More
James Doyle, “No Morality, No Self: Anscombe’s Radical Skepticism” (Harvard UP, 2018)
James Doyle
No Morality, No Self
Anscombe's Radical Skepticism
Harvard University Press, 2018

New Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network May 10, 2019 Carrie Figdor

This is the centennial year of the birth of G.E.M. Anscombe, one of the major philosophical figures of the 20th century within the analytic tradition. A close associate of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Anscombe contributed fundamental insights in philosophy of mind, action theory, and ethics. In his new book No Morality, No... Read More
Mollie Gerver, “The Ethics and Practice of Refugee Repatriation” (Edinburgh Press, 2018)
Mollie Gerver
The Ethics and Practice of Refugee Repatriation

Edinburgh University Press, 2018

New Books in LawNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PhilosophyNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network May 1, 2019 Robert Talisse

Moral and political theorists have paid a healthy amount of attention to states’ rights to determine who may reside within their territory.  Accordingly, there’s a large literature on immigration, borders, asylum, and refugees.  However, relatively little work has been done on questions concerning how refugees are treated once they have... Read More