Elsewhere
I've left links for everything that I've written about evolutionary philosophy in the various sections of my worldview and how it is applied. However, a few other people have begun to react to this and write about it themselves. Here are links to the best of what else is out there. These are in reverse order so newer works will always be added to the top.
In the winter 2023 issue of Skeptic magazine, I co-authored an article with Zafir Ivanov. Zafir participated in the Evolutionary Philosophy Circle with me and during our generation of activity talking about mental immunity, he proposed that we work on something together. The result, after a few months of hard work, is this article about how a tool for Bayesian thinking can guide us between relativism and the truth trap. It is the latest expression of my evolving position in epistemology.
Skeptic, Winter 2023
Skeptic, Winter 2023
In April 2022, I helped found an Evolutionary Philosophy Circle on the Prosocial Commons with David Sloan Wilson and Andy Norman. About halfway through our first 12-week generation of activity, the three of us wrote an article for This View of Life magazine which described a bit of what we were doing and how we were inspired by both the Vienna Circle and the Pragmatist Clubs.
This View of Life, June 7, 2022
This View of Life, June 7, 2022
The founder of Skeptic magazine, Michael Shermer, had the eminent biologist David Sloan Wilson on his podcast to discuss David's new novel Atlas Hugged. During a wide-ranging 2-hour discussion, David brought up my published paper on how to bridge the is-ought divide. David called it brilliant, and Michael agreed. That discussion starts at 23:54.
The Michael Shermer Show, January 26, 2021
The Michael Shermer Show, January 26, 2021
The eminent evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson published his first novel in late 2020, which is called Atlas Hugged. It's a reimagined sequel to the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged, but it offers a compelling counterargument to that monument to selfishness. As another writer of fiction and philosophy that counters Rand's nonsense, I sent David some of my thoughts on his novel and he asked to discuss them in a public forum. We settled on the Letter Wiki format and had a wonderfully deep exchange there about his book.
Letter Wiki, from December 17, 2020 to January 2, 2021
Letter Wiki, from December 17, 2020 to January 2, 2021
A Review of My Worldview
Philosopher John Messerly, author of the book The Meaning of Life, asked if he could re-post and review the long essay I wrote that summed up What I Learned from 100 Philosophy Thought Experiments. I was delighted, of course, to hear his opinion on everything I wrote and was grateful for the extra attention I received from his own regular readers too. John (wisely) broke the review down into seven separate posts:
What is a Worldview
1. Epistemology
2. Logic
3. Metaphysics
4. Ethics
5. Aesthetics
6. Politics
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 10 April 2019 — 6 May 2019
What is a Worldview
1. Epistemology
2. Logic
3. Metaphysics
4. Ethics
5. Aesthetics
6. Politics
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 10 April 2019 — 6 May 2019
Philosopher John Messerly, author of the book The Meaning of Life, used a blog post on his website to share the detailed comments I sent him about a previous post on evolution and ethics that he wrote. I offered further readings on this subject and then addressed some issues that were raised in his brief history of evolutionary ethics. I was very flattered to see him introduce me to his readers as "an expert in the field."
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 25 December 2017
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 25 December 2017
Alice Andrews, a professor of psychology and evolutionary studies at SUNY New Paltz, posted a profile of her work with The Evolution Institute when she became one of their patrons. In this profile, Alice quotes my definition of what "Sacred Naturalism" means to me. (The rest of her work and thought are great too.)
TVOL 1000 with The Evolution Institute, 18 October 2017
TVOL 1000 with The Evolution Institute, 18 October 2017
Philosopher John Messerly, author of the book The Meaning of Life, uses a blog post on his website to discuss the comments I sent him about his book, wherein I describe my own thoughts on the meaning of life.
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 16 April 2016
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 16 April 2016
Psychology professor emeritus John A. Johnson discusses my definition of insanity on his Psychology Today blog. Johnson sums up his evaluation by saying, "I like this definition because it meshes well with what we know at this point in time concerning the most effective therapies for psychological problems." He and I also discuss free will in the comments to the post.
Cui Bono blog on PsychologyToday.com, 18 August 2015
Cui Bono blog on PsychologyToday.com, 18 August 2015
Blogger AtThatMatt discusses my ASEBL Journal article about bridging Hume's is-ought divide. He starts by saying, "Gibney’s essay is already such a good summary of this framework that I can’t add much," but then Matt introduces a nice concept he calls "relevantism," which reinforces the need to stay alive to stay relevant.
AtThatMatt.com, 19 July 2015
AtThatMatt.com, 19 July 2015
Philosopher John Messerly, author of the book The Meaning of Life, uses a blog post on his website to discuss my ASEBL Journal article about bridging Hume's is-ought divide. Messerly notes some standard critiques that others might state (answered here), but also says, "Gibney is not a professional philosopher, but I found myself receptive to his argument nonetheless."
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 14 July 2015
ReasonAndMeaning.com, 14 July 2015
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