Nietzsche is undoubtedly the philosopher who has most captivated transhumanist thinkers, largely due to his concept of Übermensch, which in the early twentieth century came into common English as ‘Superman’, gradually incorporating all the mythic connotations that the word still… Read More ›
I would thank Mark D. West for taking the time to read and review my first book Nietzschean, Feminist, and Embodied Perspectives on the Presocratics: Philosophy as Partnership (henceforth NFEP), and I appreciate several of West’s positive remarks, but I… Read More ›
Joseph I. Breidenstein Jr.’s Nietzschean, Feminist, and Embodied Perspectives on the Presocratics arrives with a blurb that performs substantial framing before the argument even begins. It claims priority as “the first sustained scholarly account” of women and goddesses in Presocratic… Read More ›
In the preface to Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche famously said Christianity is Platonism for the people. This was not meant to be a compliment to Plato or Christianity. On the contrary, Nietzsche thought philosophy had gone downhill since Plato,… Read More ›
The original title of the book was On Limit. My editor resisted the title; it wasn’t searchable, you know. But this remains the book’s central theme. I see the play of infinity and limit as the central dynamic of our… Read More ›
Author Information: Eric Kerr, National University of Singapore, eric.kerr@nus.edu.sg. Kerr, Eric. “On Thinking With Catastrophic Times.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 1 (2019): 46-49. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-45Q Reprinted with permission from… Read More ›
Author Information: Frank Scalambrino, Duquesne University, franklscalambrino@gmail.com. Scalambrino, Frank. “Reviewing Nolen Gertz’s Nihilism and Technology.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 22-28. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-44B There are three (3) parts… Read More ›
Author Information: Val Dusek, University of New Hampshire, val.dusek@unh.edu. Dusek, Val. “Antidotes to Provincialism.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 5 (2018): 5-11. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Wz Please refer to: Kerr, Eric. “A Hermeneutic… Read More ›
Author Information: J. Britt Holbrook, Georgia Institute of Technology, britt.holbrook@pubpolicy.gatech.edu Holbrook, J. Britt. 2013.”Fuller’s Categorical Imperative: The Will to Proaction.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (11): 20-26. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-13K… Read More ›