Month: February 2016
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“Bunny-Drowning” President Sets Sights on Philosophers (Updated)
Philosophers are under attack at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The reason appears to be that they questioned the university president’s surreptitious attempt to…
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Philosophy References in Pop Music
Checking out Poison Season by Destroyer this past weekend I came across the following lyric in “Sun in the Sky“: Tender is the night That sweeps…
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Invitations, Under Review, and other CV Questions
Two questions about what should go on CVs have come in recently. The first is about conference invitations: I’ve been invited to/accepted to several…
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SEP, IEP, NDPR, Wi-Phi Weekly Update
Below are the latest changes and additions at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi Wireless Philosophy, courtesy…
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Philosophy Data from the Open Syllabus Project (Guest Post by Andrew Higgins)
The following is a guest post* from Andrew Higgins, who recently received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He spent…
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Deeper Diversity and the Game of Professional Philosophy
[What follows are some quick, schematized, and not particularly novel thoughts inspired by some recent experiences and conversations. Others have thought about these issues much…
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Enrollment Caps: How High is Too High?
A philosopher on the job market writes in with a question about course size: A school that may offer me a tenure line position…
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To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
To φ Or Not To φ by Tanya Kostochka
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The Most Popular Philosophy Videos
Kelly Truelove compiles data about the online activities of philosophers, astronomers, physicists, and others, under the handle @TrueSciPhi. Recently, at his site, he posted…
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New Dog in the Philosoblogosphere
If the weight of Monday morning is crushing you already, here’s a little lightness to help you out: Philosodogs. No, it is not where…
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SEP, IEP, NDPR, Wi-Phi Weekly Update
Below are the latest changes and additions at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi Wireless Philosophy, courtesy…