Description: because all (Western) philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato
Welcome to Footnotes to Plato! It began back in August ’15 as a blog on general philosophy, with a large component of philosophy of science. The blog has now moved to Patreon and I hope you will follow me there.
However, the full archive of 354 posts and a whopping 31,414 comments will remain permanently available for free. You will also find here a list of my books, all my technical papers in philosophy, links to columns I wrote for a variety of magazines (Skeptical Inquirer, Philosophy Now, The Philosophers’ Magazine), several downloadable collections of essays, and a number of both public and technical talks I have given. You will also find links to my various online presences (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). These pa
I hope you will enjoy this site and that it will help you in your continuing quest for understanding and practicing philosophy.