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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 23:45
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… SEP New:       Many-Sorted Logic by María Manzano and Víctor Aranda. Revised: Quantifiers and Quantification by Gabriel Uzquiano. Plato’s Shorter Ethical Works by Paul Woodruff. Intuitionistic Logic by Joan Moschovakis. Paul Ricoeur by David Pellauer and Bernard Dauenhauer. Fatalism by Hugh Rice. Robert Boyle by J. J. MacIntosh and Peter Anstey. Brentano’s Theory of Judgement by Johannes L. Brandl and Mark Textor. IEP           ∅ NDPR         Averroes on Intellect: From Aristotelian Origins to Aquinas’ Critique by Stephen R. Ogden  is reviewed by Kendall A. Fisher. The Art of Abduction by Igor Douven is reviewed by Stephen Biggs. God, Knowledge, and the Good by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is reviewed by Derek Christian Haderlie. 1000-Word Philosophy         ∅    Project Vox     ∅ Recent Philosophy Book Reviews in Non-Academic Media        Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way by Kieran Setiya is reviewed by Jonathan Derbyshire at the Financial Times. Compiled by Michael Glawson BONUS: Work
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 23:00
The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and distinct economic conditions bring challenges to economies worldwide. These key themes provided a backdrop for the fifth bi-annual Global Research Forum on International Macroeconomics and Finance, organized by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve Board, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York in November. The papers and discussions framed important issues related to the global economy and financial markets, and explored the implications of policies that central banks and other official sector bodies take to address geopolitical developments and conditions affecting growth, inflation, and financial stability. A distinguished panel of experts shared diverse perspectives on the drivers of and prospects for inflation from a global perspective. In this post, we discuss highlights of the conference. The event page includes links to videos for each session.
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 21:00
Ieva Sakalauskaite and Qun Harris Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–08, some regulators introduced rules on bankers’ bonuses with an aim to mitigate incentives to take excessive risks, and in turn promote financial stability. In a recent paper we use detailed data on remuneration of staff in six large UK banks to look at … Continue reading How does remuneration regulation affect bankers’ pay?
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 14:52
I finished Melvin Sheldrake’s “Entangled Life” today. The book covers how fungus interact with humans and the rest of life. It’s a great read; each chapter discusses different aspects of fungus. The writing is personal, multi-faceted, kind and curious. One chapter is about lichens, the complex symbiotic forms of algae and fungus that adapt so … Continue reading Entangled Life
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 11:46
I got my first pet when I was five years old and I’ve had them pretty much ever since. When I was five, we got a terrier mutt that we somehow named “Penny.” My folks allowed Penny to give birth once to demonstrate to my older sister and me something they hoped not to have to explain in plain English…