Month: March 2014
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Good News For Rutgers
The Mellon Foundation has donated $1.5 million to create the first endowed chair in philosophy at Rutgers. This was supplemented by a matching gift of…
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APA Members with Disabilities Respond to “Unfounded Accusations”
Three members of the APA Inclusiveness Committee publish a statement “to correct unfounded accusations that the American Philosophical Association (APA) discriminates based on disability against people…
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William Harper Wins Prize from American Philosophical Society
William Harper, a philosopher at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University (London, Ontario), and one of the few philosophers (I’m assuming) to…
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When Do You Write?
This informative and well-designed poster illustrates the work habits and daily routines of a number of famous “creatives,” including Kant. If it is to be believed, Kant…
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APA Central Seeks Continental Philosophy
Janice Dowell, program committee chair for the 2015 Central Division meeting of the APA, says that the committee would like to especially encourage submissions in continental philosophy.…
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Philosophy Talk’s “Community of Thinkers”
Philosophy Talk, the philosophy radio show hosted by John Perry and Ken Taylor, is seeking help. “After 10 years of getting roughly 80% of…
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Heap of Links
1. A philosophy undergrad reflects on anxiety and racial stereotypes in philosophy teaching (via Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins, who shares her thoughts on the post here.)…
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Philosophers of Food (Friday Fun)
Think of a philosopher. Now think of that philosopher’s signature food, named in honor of said philosopher. What is it called and what is…
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What’s So Good About Studying Philosophy?
This piece in the UC Berkeley alumni magazine brings together the answers of a number of people, from current students to professors to people who…
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How Should Journals Instruct Referees?
“How, then, can philosophy become more inclusive and less boring?” Over at the Philosopher’s Cocoon, Marcus Arvan suggests that one way might be to have…
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The APA’s New Journal
Amy Ferrer continues her series of guest posts at NewAPPS with some details about the new Journal of the American Philosophical Association. Among other…
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Concrete Suggestions for Breaking the Silence
There has been quite a bit of talk lately regarding speaking out about problems in the profession. This prompted one reader to send in the…
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Oxford Tutor Jeffrey Ketland Fired
Jeffrey Ketland, a philosophy fellow and tutor at Pembroke College at Oxford University, who was accused of harassment of a BPhil student who later committed suicide,…
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Will a Philosopher be the 2014 “World Thinker”?
Prospect Magazine’s “World Thinker” competition is underway. Among the 50 candidates are 14 people listed as philosophers: Elizabeth Anderson, Nick Bostrom, Judith Butler, Patricia Churchland,…
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Harman & Martin on Mitochondrial DNA Transfer in the NY Times
Elizabeth Harman (Princeton) and Adrienne Martin (Penn) have a short letter to the editor in the New York Times in response to this article about mitochondrial DNA…
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Amy Ferrer Discusses the Site Visit Program
Amy Ferrer, executive director of the APA, discusses the Site Visit Program of the APA’s Committee on the Status of Women in a post…
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“Waiter, There’s A Fly In My Soup!”
“Yes, I see him, trapped, floating helplessly on the surface of the broth, spinning slowly near the vortex left by your quickly withdrawn spoon,…
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Saying Something if You See Something
Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins has some cautiously encouraging words for junior faculty who have “things to say” about our profession. She knows you are quite…
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Philosophy: The Trivia Game
Perhaps you know how to solve the mind-body problem, or how to prove that eternalism is (and always has been) true, or even which dinner…