Mini-Heap

What’s going on elsewhere… “Aristotle told us there were five senses. But he also told us the world was made up of five elements and we no longer believe that” — Barry Smith on how we may have over 20 different senses and how they are interrelated A cryptic crossword puzzle for philosophers — by Joe Slater “The principle of lifelong learning” is the idea that the “education system should make as accessible as possible to you the opportunity to engage with it at any point in your life, with offerings suited to your interests and needs at that point” — Richard Pettigrew makes the case for reimagining higher ed “I characterize myself as addicted to rationality” — Adam Elga talks with Sean Carroll about “being rational in a very large universe” “The problem? My students… began to see fallacies everywhere” — But why is that a problem? Maarten Boudry explains If our moral capacities are largely products of our social ecology, what explains those who go “against the moral grain”? — Dane Leigh Gogoshin on the moral achievement of overcoming the distorted values of one’s own society “Philosophically Speaking” is a new podcast focused on social and political philosophy — hosted by Jeffrey Howard & Emily McTernan Mini-Heap posts usually appear when several new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, a collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thank you.Previous edition. The post Mini-Heap first appeared on Daily Nous.