One of our species’ signature capacities, Deacon argues, is symbol-usage. Symbols permeate our practices to such an extent that even our success in mating depends on our acquiring complex social skills for negotiating symbolically mediated transactions. “Thus,” he avers, “because of symbols and with the aid of symbols, Homo sapiens has been self-domesticated and adapted to a niche unlike any other that ever has existed. We have been made in the image of the word.”

Philosophy as seen from without.

The results are in

In light of the rumblings about the APA (particular Velleman's criticisms) John Basl discusses that question we as philosophers should grapple with more.

John Basl has put together a list of philosophers using the micro-blogging service Twitter.

From the post linking to the article: "The Philosopher's Magazine asked me awhile back to write an essay for their 10th anniversary issue reflecting on the state of the discipline in light of the passing of so many of the 'greats' of post WWII philosophy during the last decade."