a bit more than 24 hours left to vote on the MLA resolution!

I apologize for possibly repeating myself. I’m writing to encourage people to vote on the Israel resolution (right of entry for Americans of Palestinian and Arab descent). I co-sponsored it, so obviously I believe it’s a good and fair and appropriate thing, but I think you will agree if you take a moment to look it over. Voting ends at midnight…[Read more]

Please forgive this graceless appeal. The Israel resolution (Right to Enter) that I co-sponsored with Dick Ohmann is now being voted on. I think it’s a moderate and necessary gesture of support for our Palestinian and Arab colleagues who, though US citizens, have been denied entry to the West Bank to teach, do research, lecture, or attend…[Read more]

Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture (Hatfield and Pittman) – Review – http://asebl.blogspot.com/2014/05/evolution-of-mind-brain-and-culture.html

We are thrilled to announce a new structure to replace the division/discussion groups. Join in! http://news.mla.hcommons-staging.org/2014/05/14/new-mla-forum-structure

Peter Swirski. From Literature to Biterature: Lem, Turing, Darwin, and Explorations in Computer Literature, Philosophy of Mind, and Cultural Evolution. Review on ASEBL, http://asebl.blogspot.com/2014/03/peter-swirski-on-biterary-studies-review.html

Review of Joshua Greene, Moral Tribes. On ASEBL. http://asebl.blogspot.com/2014/03/joshua-green-on-moral-tribes-review.html

Second Moral Sense Colloquium at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, Friday, 7 March. Program and abstracts available on ASEBL blog, http://www.asebl.blogspot.com

O’Neill’s Strange Interlude – on Bibliotekos – http://www.ebibliotekos.com

The editors of ASEBL Journal invite queries for the January 2015 issue. Deadline for articles is 1 September 2014, though early submissions are encouraged as space in the journal is limited. Issues are housed on the St. Francis College (NY) website http://www.sfc.edu/page.cfm?p=3993. Before query or submission, please review the About tab on the…[Read more]

The latest issue of ASEBL Journal is now available via the St. Francis College website (direct link below). This issue (January 2014) features articles by Sarah Giragosian (on Elizabeth Bishop), Tom Dolack (on Dostoevsky), and Ben Irvine (on David Cooper). There is a review essay by Eric Luttrell (Braintrust by Patricia Churchland) as well as…[Read more]

Neuroscience of Aesthetic Experience (again) – Feeling Beauty by G. Gabrielle Starr reviewed on ASEBL – http://asebl.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-neuroscience-of-aesthetic-experience.html

Have you checked out the new PROFESSION? http://profession.mla.hcommons-staging.org/