Philosopher Involved in Hoax Investigated by University
An institutional review board (IRB) at Portland State University has found that Peter Boghossian, an assistant professor of philosophy at the school, ought to have obtained IRB approval before conducting a project of submitting hoax articles to academic journals. (more…)
“Philosophy in Plain Arabic” Aims to Bring Philosophy to the Public in the Arabic-Speaking World
Bel Arabi Falsafa (“Philosophy in Plain Arabic”) is a new initiative at the American University in Cairo that aims to “democratize access to philosophy and change popular perceptions of it not just in Egypt, but also in the Arabic-speaking world as a whole.” (more…)
APA Awards 2018 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought
Julio Covarrubias, a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Washington, is the winner of the 2018 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought, awarded by the American Philosophical Association (APA). (more…)
A New Map of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A new visualization of the 2018 edition of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) maps its entries according to similarities among their word content. (more…)
Reminder: Summer Programs in Philosophy
This is just a reminder that if you are running a summer program in philosophy for either undergraduates or graduate students, email me information about it and I will add it to the relevant post. (more…)
Philosophy Majors Make More Money Than Majors in any other Humanities Field
Among those with bachelors degrees, the median earnings of those who majored in philosophy exceed those of majors in any other humanities field, and are the 16th highest in a study comparing salaries across 50 majors in the United States. (more…)
Mini-Heap
The first Mini-Heap of 2019… (more…)
Naturalism, Science, and the Possibility of Philosophy
“It is perfectly possible to do philosophy (even metaphysics or epistemology) if you do not believe that your views about mind, language, and reality can be used to ground (or dismiss) science.” (more…)
Mind Chunks
Top Philosophy Profession News & Issues, 2018
What philosophy and academic news and issues preoccupied philosophers in 2018? (more…)
Mini-Heap
Happy New Year’s Eve Mini-Heap! (more…)
Sophie Oluwole (1936-2018)
Sophie Oluwole, professor of philosophy at the University of Lagos (Unilag) and the first woman to receive a PhD in philosophy in Nigeria, has died. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Happy Holidays, everyone. Here’s the weekly report on new entries in online philosophical resources and new reviews of philosophy books. (more…)
Multi-Million Dollar Funding for Philosopher-Led Project on Machine Intelligence
Seth Lazar, associate professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU), is leading an interdisciplinary project on machine intelligence that just received a funding commitment from its university of AUD$1.65 million (US$1.17 million) per year for up to five years. (more…)
2018 Philosophy Op-Ed Contest Winners Announced
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest. (more…)
The Structure of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Over Time, Visualized
Created in 1995, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) has grown to become not just an expansive and trusted collection of expertly-written entries on philosophical subjects, but a model for improving the internet. Now Adam Edwards, a Ph.D. student in philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has created an interactive visualization of th..
Update on Philosophy at Hull
As reported the other day, the administration at the University at Hull had decided to prohibit new students from studying philosophy. It now appears they have changed their mind. (more…)
Ethics Professor Seeks Asylum In the US, Detained for 2 Years
A professor of ethics from Haiti who spent two years imprisoned in the United States while the government resisted granting him asylum has been released into the custody of a couple in Ohio. (more…)
Despite Move, CEU Is Accepting Applications
Central European University (CEU), despite having been forced by threat of closure by the Hungarian legislature to move from Budapest to Vienna for the next academic year, is accepting applications. (more…)
Ad Hoc
Philosophy at Hull Threatened; Heads of 39 UK Philosophy Departments Object
The administration of the University of Hull is prohibiting new students from beginning a course of study in philosophy. (more…)
Mini-Heap
Welcome to the latest edition of Mini-Heap. (more…)
Philosophy as Modeling
Is the task of philosophizing appropriately characterized as something like the modeling of phenomenon found in the sciences and social sciences, in which there is (supposed to be) a consciousness of the limitations of the models? (more…)
$1.16 Million Awarded to Study Wittgensteinian Approach to Math
The Research Council of Norway has awarded a grant of 10 million kroners (approximately $1.16 million) to Sorin Bangu and Kevin Cahill, professors of philosophy at the University of Bergen, to support their four-year project, “Mathematics with a Human Face: Set Theory within a Naturalized Wittgensteinean Framework.” (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new entries in online philosophical resources and new reviews of philosophy books. (more…)
Made By Philosophers!
If you are still in the market for presents, or just want some cool philosophy stuff… (more…)
Maite Ezcurdia (1966 – 2018)
Maite Ezcurdia, research fellow at the Institute of Philosophical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), has died. (more…)
Lopes Wins APA’s Quinn Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has named Dominic McIver Lopes, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, as the winner of its 2018 Philip L. Quinn Prize. (more…)