A new issue of Philosophy in Review is out. From the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Dale Dorsey (Kansas): Objective Morality, Subjective Morality, and the Explanatory Question; and Matt King (UCLA): Moral Responsibility and Merit. From the latest Philosopher’s Annual, here are the ten best articles published in philosophy last year. A review of David Hume: Platonic Philosopher, Continental Ancestor by Bernard Freydberg. From io9, Charlie Jane Anders on the philosophical roots of science fiction. An interview with Patricia Churchland, author of Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality. A review of From Normativity to Responsibility by Joseph Raz. BLS Nelson on four kinds of philosophical people. Richard Kraut reviews Rethinking the Good: Moral Ideals and the Nature of Practical Reasoning by Larry S. Temkin. Ethics without principles: Jonathan Dancy is a groovy moral philosopher who writes books about moral particularism and is always wondering what reasons count. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s passion for looking, not thinking: Ray Monk decodes the philosophy in the philosopher's photographs.
