Vice Epistemology; Simone Weil Now; Manon Garcia in London
An essay, a digital event, two videos, and a forthcoming London event!
Dear all,
Following Ian James Kidd’s recent event in which he discussed “Pseudoscience after Feyerabend” with his characteristic flair, we have just uploaded an essay from him on “Character, Vices, and Authority”. Tomorrow, we have acclaimed novelist and philosopher Lars Iyer discussing his new novel about Simone Weil, My Weil. And just to let you know that on the evening of Thursday 2nd November, we are hosting an in-person event at Conway Hall in London at which Manon Garcia will be discussing themes in her new book, The Joy of Consent. We are delighted that Kate Kirkpatrick has agreed to offer a response to Manon’s book at the event. In short, it promises to be a fantastic evening! We will upload the event listing in the week ahead.
Your Sunday Read
“Character, Vices, and Authority” by Ian James Kidd. Vice epistemology is the philosophical study of the nature, identity, and significance of the epistemic vices. What is an epistemic vice? What are some specific epistemic vices? Why do they matter? In this essay from our “Authority and Knowledge” issue, Ian takes us on a tour of virtue, vice, true beliefs and false beliefs, and the social world in which our epistemic characters are shaped. You can read Ian’s essay here.
We chose this image by New York-based artist jc lenochan to accompany Ian’s piece:
Monday Event: 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK
“Simone Weil Now”
Lars Iyer in conversation with Christopher Thomas
The life and work of Simone Weil – philosopher, mystic, activist, and enigma – has defied easy description and categorization. Described by Albert Camus as “the only great spirit of our times”, it has only been more recently that attention has been given to her metaphysics, her political philosophy, and the radicality and subversiveness of her ideas.
Join novelist and philosopher Lars Iyer for a discussion of his brilliant new novel, My Weil! The conversation will highlight some core philosophical themes in Weil’s work, as well as exploring the process of integrating philosophy into fiction. How does reading a work of philosophy inspire a whole literary project? And what are the key lessons Simone Weil can teach us in our embittered and cynical times? You can find out more and register here.
Recordings of last week’s events
For those of you who missed Monday’s event on “Art and the Disappearing Body” featuring Bret W. Davis, Brad Evans, and Chantal Meza, you can watch the recording here.
For those of you who missed Tuesday’s event on “The Force of Scientific Authority” featuring Nima Bassiri and Amogh Sahu, you can watch the recording here.
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Ending
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Wishing you all a lovely Sunday, wherever you are.
Anthony Morgan
Editor