The people have spoken. Playtonic Dialogues is the top vote-getter for the voting round of the 3 Quarks Daily 2010 Prize In Philosophy. A total of 497 votes were cast for the 36 nominees, and, according to Graham Jones, Playtonic Dialogues received at least 15.26% of the vote. Thank you all for supporting us!
The contest is now down to 20 semfinalists (look, we got a “trophy” logo to display!) and, in the coming days, the editors of 3 Quarks Daily will pick the top six entries from these, and after possibly adding up to three “wildcard” entries, will send that list of finalists to Akeel Bilgrami on September 11. Also, on that date, 3 Quarks Daily will post the list of finalists.
Keep your fingers crossed, Playtonics! In the mean time, see below for the full list of semifinalists in descending order from the most voted-for: (more…)