Erich Hatala Matthes

If anyone on here still wants a copy of What to Save and Why but hasn't gotten one yet, you can grab it on Amazon for $10 and change! www.amazon.com/What-Save-Wh...

At some point in grad school I had to read the Vindiciae contra tyrannos. Been thinking about that a lot lately...

Beyond Argument: The Creative Craft of Philosophy Writing (guest post) - Daily Nous "I want to talk about the part of philosophy writing that comes after the argument part: the bit where you work on expressing your idea clearly, delicately, even personally. I want to talk about the v...

Characteristically great piece by @add-hawk.bsky.social. Makes me wonder how many of us studied creative writing and yet somehow ended up... here.

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Saving Graces | Michelle Nijhuis What we conserve and why—art, heirlooms, animals, even the planet—are increasingly urgent questions.

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Fantastic to see What to Save and Why reviewed in the New York Review of Books! #philsky

Sobering piece in @nytimes.com compares China's advances in clean energy to the U.S.'s retrenchment in fossil fuels. Hard to read at a moment when the U.S. is giving up on a more affordable, healthier, and more sustainable future.

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What to Save and Why: Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation Amazon.com: What to Save and Why: Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation: 9780197744550: Matthes, Erich Hatala: Books

I keep thinking the price on What to Save and Why can't possible get lower, but it's now down to $13 and change. Good time to grab a copy if you haven't! #philsky

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Yes! In this spirit: I taught your and Elisabeth Camp's "Playing with Labels" paper in my Authenticity seminar this semester and it is great! Students were very into it.

Nice to see What to Save and Why in the TLS! @wellesley.edu @oupphilosophy.bsky.social

Check me out in The Saturday Evening Post for Earth Day! #philsky

Our World Needs More Stewards | The Saturday Evening Post In a society brimming with things worth preserving, how do we decide what to save?

Who we are is defined in part by the things that we think are worth caring for, and whether we care for these things, in turn, shapes our sense of self.

Announcing the 2025 Guggenheim Fellows — Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists Since 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has given Fellowships to exceptional artists, writers, scholars, and scientists, empowering them to pursue meaningful work under the freest possible conditions.

Woo hoo!!! My amazing @wellesley.edu ES colleague, @jayturner.bsky.social has been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship, for his excellent upcoming project: www.gf.org/stories/anno...

Seminar Probes the Intersection of Law and Cognitive Science Students are digging into questions about psychopathy, addiction, and more in a seminar that explores the legal relevance of topics in cognitive science.

@xphilosopher.bsky.social this looks so cool!

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Right Now, the World Needs More Caretakers | Essay Support and Steward What You Love—Whether It’s Nature or Culture

Timely in light of NEH cuts...
@zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social #philsky

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What to Save and Why: Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation Amazon.com: What to Save and Why: Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation: 9780197744550: Matthes, Erich Hatala: Books

What to Save and Why is on sale for just $21.90!

As one Amazon reviewer wrote: "Yes, it is philosophy, but it is written in a way that engages anyone with an interest in these issues." Anyone could include you!

#philsky

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but somehow people think that being able to multiply large numbers mentally should mean that you get to decide whose grandma gets healthcare or something and it turns out that's actually a very stupid thought

Reports of yet another battery project on the rocks:

Freyr Battery is canceling plans for its $2.6B gigafactory in Georgia, which promised 723 jobs and 34 GWh of annual battery manufacturing capacity.

This project did not have a DOE loan.

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Truth Matters Exciting news for e-book readers, Alternative Angles: Creativity, Fast Five, 3 Episodes to Understand Poetry, and Truth Matters: A Conversation with Robert P. George and Cornel West

I wrote about 5 books I would save from my personal library for The New Books Network newsletter. newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/truth-matt...

Right Now, the World Needs More Caretakers | Essay Support and Steward What You Love—Whether It’s Nature or Culture

Once upon a time, I worked in a museum gift shop. I wrote about an important lesson I learned there for Zócalo Public Square. #philsky #museums #conservation

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Hope @wellesleycollege.bsky.social folks will enjoy. It's very Non Ministrari sed Ministrare.

Sunday Morning - with Zara Janjua - BBC Sounds Isolationism, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Robert Burns' poetry

I was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning to talk about What to Save and Why. I'm sure as heck not going to listen to it, but you can catch it around the 10-minute mark here if you're interested. #philsky

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Happy to share that Drawing the Line is now out in paperback! I think the book works really well for undergraduate courses in ethics or philosophy of art (it's been taught at over 20 colleges and universities, including UCLA, UVA, UT-Austin, Holy Cross, Harvard, and MIT). #philsky

What to Save and Why in The Irish Times!
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Shen-yi Liao, 在藝術和道德的交叉點 - PhilPapers Foreword to the Traditional Chinese translation of Erich Hatala Matthes's Drawing the Line: What to Do with the Work of Immoral Artists from Museums to the Movies, published as 《大師失格：如何在人品與作品之間劃出界線？》(...

An important milestone for me: first time writing an introduction (in Chinese) for a book published in Taiwan! It's the translation of @ehatmat.bsky.social 's Drawing the Line, which I heartily recommend, in any language!

My intro: philpapers.org/rec/LIAVGE

Body Is Found in Wheel Well of United Airlines Plane After Landing The discovery came after the flight, which originated in Chicago, landed in Hawaii. The death is under investigation.

Ah, yes, it's mentioned in the article: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/u...

didn't this just happen last month, too??

Cover for the new Traditional Chinese translation of Drawing the Line! #philsky

So exciting to see What to Save and Why @harvardbookstore.bsky.social last night!!

If you'd liked to learn more about What to Save and Why, check out my interview with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #philsky

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Well, I argue that one way that people with power in the industry can help improve it is by refusing to work with unrepentant creeps. But that of course doesn't entail that those creeps shouldn't make art. Collaboration could also be part of restorative process? Dunno. None of this stuff is simple.