Andrew J. Beck

Idea peddler. Debate promoter. Occasional knife sharpener for slayers of sacred cows. Senior Editor, Routledge Philosophy.

[Routledge Books @routledgebooks]

🎧Listen in: ABC Radio National - the Philosopher's Zone

Common sense vs reason: when philosophy gets weird

"Can you fly? Are you real? Is the world a hallucination? The answers seem self-evident, but this week we're exploring philosophical thought experiments that pull the rug out from under common sense and intuitive certainty."

Guest speaker: Dr. Cliff Sosis, Senior Lecturer at Coastal Carolina University, USA

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[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

“I wanted to collect all that I thought people needed to know to study emotions,” Andrea Scarantino tells Carrie Figdor on New Books in Philosophy. Scarantino was describing his monumental, 2-vol. *Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide*: https://t.co/79LJ2TKzXO

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

I've just signed a contract to write a Philosophy of Religion volume for the @Routledge_Phil series, Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy!
https://t.co/0k1zEvQrdq
Expected publication 2028, so please be patient! But a bit of a preview below.

[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

Most chats w friends about things today rarely get metaphysical. But when it comes to Bitcoin, it's quickly, “What even IS Bitcoin?” If only philosophers would write about it. Well, 3 of them did, https://t.co/TyEUDcbd3D
& here��s an interview w 2 of them: https://t.co/Movy64315h

[Robert Talisse @RobertTalisse]

Looking forward to talking with @olivertraldi on Monday about his terrific new @Routledge_Phil book POLITICAL BELIEFS. @NewBooksPhil episode soon to follow.

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a few other titles that arrived yesterday. Book review editors: LMK if you need a copy of any of these.
@routledgebooks @Routledge_Phil

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The latest volumes in our Little Debates about Big Questions series. A series with a wide scope.
(20% of all volumes in the series until early next week.)
https://t.co/A0NKL1rKFD
@aytchellesse
@Routledge_Phil
@routledgebooks

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In this thread, @APotochnik puts on a clinic on how an author can talk about the new edition of their coursebook. Of course, it helps to have something incredible to talk about! / 2nd edition publishes today, w. a 20% discount until the end of the month: https://t.co/jrk29EjR0o

[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

My plan--when we put these 2 manuscripts into Production last yr--was to publish them by International Women’s Day. We didn��t make it, but they will both be out before month’s end. Very glad to see these 2 soon join our Phil prog!
https://t.co/4tH3XQKAZc
https://t.co/sEXQQ8Zq1C

[Amy Kind @amykind]

Now out in both hardcover and paperback… It was so fun to get to work on this project with the inimitable duo Torin Alter and Robert Howell.

[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

Alfred Archer and Jake Wojtowicz, authors of Why It’s OK to Be a Sports Fan, wrote on the ethics of fandom for Aeon https://t.co/Phu8Vwajn0 :
@JakeWojtowicz
@AlfredArcher2

[Taylor&Francis News @tandfnewsroom]

Players, coaches and club owners are accused of immoral behavior all across the sports world.
Philosophers have asked: should this matter to fans and what can they do about it? 🤔

Authors @AlfredArcher2 and @JakeWojtowicz wrote in @aeonmag about this ⬇️
https://t.co/eeOwsml8vJ

[Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine @philosophybites]

Just released on the Philosophy Bites podcast - @jklagge on Ludwig Wittgenstein (@DavidEdmonds100 is the interviewer) https://t.co/B5Gb3qZ61T

[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

“The Transplant & the Trolley”; “Should I have Kids? Islanders & the Cube:”; “Ventilator Triage in an Emergency: ”; “Stay at home? The Ethics of Lockdowns” – just a few cases in the Just published *Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, & Thought Experiments*
https://t.co/ESOENJBSVS

[Andrew J. Beck @AndrewJBeck1]

The 50 most important historical & contemporary puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments in philosophy of mind. From Torin Alter, Robert J. Howell & Amy Kind. // Available for pre-order. Ships on Feb. 12.

https://t.co/7cDlpq8yT0

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2 days down, 2 to go at @apaphilosophy. The APA even gave us a free water cooler!, so stop by the Routledge booth tomorrow betw 8:30 am & 4 pm; Thurs, betw 8:30 am & noon.

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9/9 Gifted teachers & philosophers who can engage students via the written word very much wanted.

PLEASE LMK IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE GOOD TO WRITE AN INTRO LIKE THIS. THANKS!!!!

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The delightful variability in teaching Intro to Φ philosophy – a 🧵. 1/9

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8/9 The books I’m after will be completely authored by 1 or maybe 2 people who are focused on the pedagogical imperative of teaching the methods and some of the main problems and arguments in philosophy to students coming up to it for the 1st time.