Boonin & Singer Raising Funds to Reduce COVID-19’s Impact in Poorer Countries
David Boonin, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and organizer of the Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy for undergraduates, was hoping to get Peter Singer (Princeton) to participate in one of the seminar’s sessions. But he knew that Singer, who is a very well-known philosopher and in-demand speaker, and who spends a lot of his time working to ..
The Fall 2020 Term: Open, Closed, Online? (updated)
California State University, Fullerton has announced that it is planning for all Fall 2020 courses to be offered online only, at least at the start of the term, according to the Los Angeles Times (via Inside Higher Ed), though it may change those plans if circumstances allow. (more…)
Pickup Wins Sanders 2020 Metaphysics Award
Martin Pickup, Turpin Junior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford, is the winner of the 2020 Metaphysics Prize from the Marc Sanders Foundation.
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Minnesota State Moorhead Plans to Cut Philosophy Major
The administration at Minnesota State University Moorhead announced a plan “designed to close a projected gap of $6 million in fiscal year 2022” that involves the elimination of around 65 positions and 10 major programs, including philosophy. (more…)
NEH Awards Grants to Several Philosophers
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the winners of its latest round of grants, and several philosophers are among them. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
Universities Announce Furloughs and Salary Reductions
The University of Arizona, The University of Wisconsin system, and Valparaiso University have all announced they will be instituting furloughs—mandatory unpaid days off from work—or salary reductions for at least some of their employees. (more…)
Northwestern Prison Education Program Raises Funds to Fight Spread of COVID in Prisons
The Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP), led by Northwestern University Professor of Philosophy Jennifer Lackey, has been raising funds and purchasing supplies to combat the spread of COVID-19 among prison populations in Illinois. (more…)
Lasting Lessons of the Academic Lockdown
Most university and college campuses have been mostly closed for a month or so at this point, with professors teaching their courses online from home and meetings happening via videoconferencing. (more…)
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A Philosophy & COVID-19 Bibliography
Jef Delvaux, a Ph.D. student in philosophy at York University, has undertaken the project of putting together a bibliography of writings by philosophers about the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues. (more…)
COVID-19 and Teaching Evaluations
The abrupt transition to online teaching, the hasty reorganization or course schedules in light of cancelled classes, and the move to pass/fail grading options characteristic of many schools’ responses to the pandemic will likely affect students opinions of the courses they’re taking and the instructors teaching them. (more…)
Having Fun Teaching Philosophy Online? Christina Van Dyke Is.
Christina Van Dyke, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, like many of us, had to move her courses online. She has been teaching her students Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics lately, posting videos online for her students to watch. But she’s not content to record a lecture over slides. (more…)
Two Philosophers Awarded ACLS Burkhardt Residential Fellowships
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named the winners of its Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships, and two philosophers are among them. (more…)
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Two Philosophers Win National Humanities Center Fellowships
The National Humanities Center has announced its 2020-2021 residential fellows, and there are two philosophers among them. (more…)
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Callard & Paul Win 2020 Lebowitz Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK) have selected Agnes Callard and L.A. Paul as the winners of the 2020 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. (more…)
The Origins of Analytic Philosophy
“I find the usual story exaggerated, incomplete, and mistaken in various ways.” (more…)
Reminder: Non-Academic Hires List
In light of anticipated pandemic-prompted reductions in academic hiring, I was asked to remind readers of the Non-Academic Hires page. (more…)
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“There is no philosophical essence”
“The question I regularly encountered, and still do, is: Is that still Philosophy?” (more…)
Joel Kupperman (1936-2020) (updated)
Joel Kupperman, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, has died. (more…)
Two Philosophers Win ACLS Fellowships
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced its 2020 class of fellows. (more…)
Philosophers Among New Class of Guggenheim Fellows
Several scholars with appointments in philosophy are among the winners of this years Guggenheim Fellowships. (more…)
Philosophers Win $1.3 Million Grant to Study Epistemic Progress in the University
A trio of philosophers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have won €1.2 million (approximately $1.3 million) grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to study how universities can best enable epistemic progress in the humanities. (more…)