Philosophers and "big events"

Here's a rather varied sampling of tidbits from ten well-known
philosophers talking about "the response of philosophy to big events":

http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=296

(from Talking Philosophy - The Philosophers' Magazine Blog)

A Collection of Philosophy Majors

Gary Smith found this site, which relates to one of our recurring themes here:

http://www.mcdaniel.edu/5615.htm

Another Take on the Value of Philosophy Classes

Lots of people think philosophy courses have value, but not all agree on why.

Here's one view that differs a good deal from recent articles we've seen:
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/stubblefield/wb/165122

Who was a philosophy major?

--Some people you might not expect:

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/63180.html

Hope your summer's starting off well!