A tip of the hat to Dave Lull for pointing me to A guide to the 100 best blogs - part I. Maverick Philosopher makes the cut. See page 5. Excerpt:
Two good philosophy blogs make the point that this is a subject made for bloggery. Philosophy is arguing, and arguing is what bloggers and their readers do best — or at least a lot, in an obsessive-compulsive sort of way. Both are highly recommended if you fancy stepping out into an intellectual blizzard with, occasionally, real snow.
I will resist the temptation to comment except to thank Bryan Appleyard for his article and also the MP Commenter Corps. Without them this site would be much less interesting. I have a half-marathon to run today, but later I hope to respond to at least some of the recent comments.
Congratulations, Bill! The Times isn't telling us anything we didn't already know.
Posted by: Malcolm Pollack | Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Yes... Congratulations! There are at least small justices in this world. Bill, your efforts to bring serious philosophical questions to the fore makes this new agora a very special place. Thanks are due and offered.
Posted by: bob koepp | Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Not just on-line, in case you were wondering; the list was printed in the Culture supplement of the Sunday Times countrywide!
Posted by: n--blog | Monday, February 16, 2009 at 06:13 PM
Thank you Malcolm and Bob. And thanks n--blog for informing me of that. I wasn't sure whether I made the hardcopy Times.
Posted by: Bill Vallicella | Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 09:09 AM
Congratulations, Bill. You deserved this. May the publicity bring other excellent minds to this blog's discussions.
Jeffery Hodges
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Posted by: Horace Jeffery Hodges | Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 02:52 PM
I can tell you that it has brought me (whether im an excellent mind...)
Yes, the blog seems worthy of its place in that list and i am grateful.
Posted by: S@ | Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 04:02 PM