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Floridi to Lead New Digital Ethics Center at Yale
Luciano Floridi, currently Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford and Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna, has accepted an offer from Yale University to become the founding director of its Digital Ethics Center and professor in its Cognitive Science Program. (more…)
Urgent Appeal to Save Philosophy at Fresno Pacific
Fresno Pacific University (FPU) has just laid off Nathan Carson, director of the university’s philosophy program and its only full-time (and tenured) philosophy professor, and plans to eliminate the school’s philosophy major and minor programs. An appeal of the decision has been made and is currently being considered by the administration. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
UMass Center for Philosophy and Children Wins Grant
Last year, the Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, created a Center for Philosophy and Children (see this post). Now the Center has won a $250,000 grant to support its programs. (more…)
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Elston Wells Van Steenburgh (1928-2022)
Elston Wells Van Steenburgh (“Van”), associate professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University, has died. (more…)
Jennifer Frey, Christopher Frey from South Carolina to Tulsa
Jennifer Frey and Christopher Frey, both currently associate professors of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, will be moving to the University of Tulsa. (more…)
The Power of a Good Press Release
Last month, something unusual happened to an academic philosophy article. (more…)
Peter Schotch (1946-2022)
Peter Kim Schotch, emeritus professor of philosophy at Dalhousie University, has died. (more…)
AI, Teaching, and “Our Willingness to Give Bullshit a Pass”
There has been a fair amount of concern over the threats that ChatGPT and AI in general pose to teaching. But perhaps there’s an upside? (more…)
Sanders Prizes in Early Modern and Philosophy of Mind Awarded
The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced the winners of its 2022 Early Modern Philosophy Prize and its 2022 Philosophy of Mind Prize. (more…)
Philip Stratton-Lake (1959-2022)
Philip Stratton-Lake, professor of philosophy at the University of Reading, died last month following a period of serious illness. (more…)
Two Philosophers Recognized in UK’s New Year Honours
Two philosophers were given honorary titles as part of the UK’s 2023 New Year Honours, which recognize people who have “made achievements in public life committed themselves to serving and helping the UK”. (more…)
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Barcelona Institute of Analytic Philosophy Wins €2 Million María de Maeztu Prize
The Barcelona Institute of Analytic Philosophy (BIAP) has been awarded the María de Maeztu Prize by the Spanish government’s Ministry of Science and Innovation. (more…)
Philosophy News of 2022
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Russian Philosophy Journal Retracts Article Because of Law Banning “LGBT Propaganda”
Retraction Watch reports: “A Russian philosophy journal has retracted a paper about lesbian fashion magazines, citing a newly passed law that bans ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations and (or) preferences.'” (more…)
Penelope Mackie (1953-2022)
Penelope Mackie, a philosopher at the University of Nottingham, has died. (more…)
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Journal of the History of Philosophy Book Prize
The Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) has announced the winner of its 2022 Book Prize. (more…)
Mind Chunks
Funding for Work on Technologies to Improve Reasoning in Government Intelligence
Steven Rieber, a former philosopher who is now a program manager at Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a part of the United States government’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is heading up a new research program that might be of interest to philosophers. (more…)
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
Light Posting over the Next Couple of Days
Owing to travel to a place with very spotty internet… (more…)
Philosophy, AI, and Society Listserv
Philosophy, AI, and Society (PAIS) is a listserv that aims to “connect philosophers working on AI and related digital technologies, with a particular focus on their societal dimensions.” (more…)