Via Negativa and Platonism The Plato scholar Lloyd Gerson makes the point that identifying what “Platonism” is is fraught with controversy in the scholarly literature. The questions are many. Is it the dialogues alone that constitute “Platonism”? Further, are the dialogues a

Part of our #Kant300 collection is an editorial selection of 10 seminal articles from the leading journal Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie – from 1888 all the way up to 2012. Explore 150 years of Kantian research! Free access until May 15: cloud.newsletter.degruyter.com/kant300

This is really a stunning paper. Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days (in the lab) "rewire" their membrane lipids to anticipate cold weather. When those cells are plunged into cold water, they have "two or three-times higher survival" than cells exposed to longer days.

Großer Geburtstag: Kuno Fischer wird 200, gefeiert wird bis morgen mit einer spannenden Tagung im Heidelberger Universitätsarchiv!

Obituary for Herbert Schnädelbach (1936-2024): "Man braucht viel Vernunft, um sie zu kritisieren" (Frankfurter Rundschau): fr.de/kultur/gesells…

Philosophy Friends & Colleagues in Hermeneutics and the Social sciences. I am very excited to share the latest episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series On Classical German Philosophy Feat: Dr Henriika Hannula Henriikka on Wilhelm Dilthey's Life & Hermeneutics youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1Zcc…

Portraits of Kant | Reflections from 18th & 19th-Century A one-of-a kind biographical reference work that tells the life of Immanuel Kant through newly-translated reflections of those who knew, argued & worked alongside him during the 18th & 19th century mailchi.mp/bloomsbury/1ya…

New in paperback! The Age of Epistemology tells a new history of epistemology from the Renaissance to Newton through the impact of Aristotelian scientific doctrines. Learn more: bit.ly/41m87gT Start reading: bit.ly/4g5VKtp

New in paperback! @russokrauss in The Philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt presents a comprehensive reconstruction that sheds light on Petzoldt's philosophy in the context of the German milieu. Learn more: bit.ly/493TH6x Read the introduction: bit.ly/4fCJa4Y

how the panopticon looks after foucauldians reform it from the inside out

We are excited to share that Aristotle: Complete Works will be offered in two different physical formats: a boxed and unboxed set! Open this 🧵 to learn more:

I find it ridiculous and philosophically hubristic that serious academics are casually dismissing papers based on their abstracts & without engaging any of their arguments. I know this has become a quick way to win likes, but it's simply unphilosophical & not great for the field.

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist." cbsnews.com/chicago/news/p…

My article on Schopenhauer‘s alleged misanthropy is now available in early view - and it’s open access! academic.oup.com/mind/advance-a…

Did you know? 203 of the texts in the new edition of “Leibniz’s Philosophical Papers” appear in English for the first time. A transformative resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in early modern thought. leibnizpapers.org

Translations of more than fifty of Leibniz's writings on “General Science” are included in the forthcoming 3-volume edition of "Leibniz’s Philosophical Papers 1677—1686", published April 2026 by Oxford Academic More details: leibnizpapers.org

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by Alex Brandon