July 2017

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A Semantic-Network Approach to the History of Philosophy (guest post by Mark Alfano) (UPDATED)

What can we learn from constructing semantic networks of familiar works in the history of philosophy? A fair amount, according to Mark Alfano, a philosopher at Delft University of Technology and Australian Catholic University, as he explains in the following guest post*—such as which concepts tend to get more attention from readers than might seem appropriate give..

Graduate Student Input on Hiring

What input do graduate students have in hiring decisions in your department? (more…)

An Excellent Public Philosopher

“Philosophy always causes offense—perhaps it should cause offense,” says philosopher Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, in a recent interview, below. (more…)

Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected in a post for your perusal and discussion. (more…)

Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

Mind Chunks
by Pete Mandik

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Should Philosophers Teach the Meaning of Life (and other Possibly Depressing Subjects)?

If there’s a question that comes to mind when people see the word “philosophy” it’s this: “what’s the meaning of life?” (more…)

APA Awards Prize for Work on Philosophy of War and Peace

Every other year, the American Philosophical Association (APA) awards its Frank Chapman Sharp Memorial Prize to “the best unpublished essay or monograph on the philosophy of war and peace submitted for the competition.” (more…)

Philosopher Drops Some Bombs

There’s a fun interview with University of Waterloo’s John Turri at 3:AM Magazine in which he blithely drops a few philosophy bombs:

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Tirrell from U Mass Boston to Connecticut

Lynne Tirrell, professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, will become professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut and have an affiliation with the university’s Human Rights Institute, effective this fall. (more…)

Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected in a post for your perusal and discussion. (more…)

How Philosophical Work Can Change The World

When I was an undergraduate philosophy student at the University of Pittsburgh, where I was trained in the analytic tradition, it wasn’t clear to me what philosophy meant beyond the clarification of concepts. Yet I have held onto the Marxian position that philosophy can change the world. Any thoughts on the capacity of philosophy to change the world?

So asks Geo..

Songs That Would Have Been Different If Co-Written With Philosophers

“The Shadow of Your Cave Wall” – Tony Bennett (J. Mandel/P.F. Webster/Plato)
“Being and Time In a Bottle” – Jim Croce (J. Croce/M. Heidegger)
“Abyss On My List” – Hall and Oates (D. Hall/J. Oates/ F. Nietzsche) (more…)

Philosophy Time with James Franco (guest post by Eliot Michaelson)

The following is a guest post * by Eliot Michaelson, Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at King’s College London, about Philosophy Time, a series of philosophy videos he created with actor James Franco. (more…)

To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

To φ Or Not To φ
by Tanya Kostochka

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Philosophy In Germany: Too Popular For Its Own Good?

An article in the current issue of Foreign Policy,“German Philosophy Has Finally Gone Viral. Will That Be Its Undoing?” describes the surge in philosophy’s popularity in Germany and asks whether it comes at too high a cost. (more…)

Job Market Mentoring for Women in Philosophy

The Job Candidate Mentoring Program for Women in Philosophy is now accepting requests for mentorship for the 2017-2018 job market season. The program is also in need of more mentors this year. (more…)

Skepticism About Philosophy’s Capacity To Improve Thinking

Philosophy departments often include in their pitch to undergraduates the claim that studying philosophy can improve one’s thinking skills. But does it? (more…)

Why A Philosopher of Color Declined To Contribute To A Special Issue On Current Politics

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal (KIEJ) recently published a special issue, Trump and the 2016 Election. In an editorial note, KIEJ editor-in-chief Rebecca Kukla (Georgetown) discusses two things the special issue is missing—articles that present a positive view or are in some way supportive of Trump’s policies or politics, and articles by people of color–..

Mini-Heap

The links keep piling up! Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected here for your convenience and numbered for easy discussion. (more…)

New “Thought Trust” to Continue Mission of Northern Institute of Philosophy

The mission of the Northern Institute of Philosophy, which was created in 2009 at the University of Aberdeen by Crispin Wright (NYU, Stirling) and which ceased operations there in January of 2015, will be continued by a new entity, the Thought Trust. (more…)

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

Forthwith, the latest from some key online philosophy resources.

We check the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), Wi-Phi, and 1000-Word Philosophy for updates weekly and report them right here. (more…)

Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

Here’s the latest from some key online philosophy resources. (more…)

Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected here in case you missed them the first time around, and numbered to save you crucial seconds when commenting about them.

In other news, I started an Instagram account for Daily Nous. I’m not sure how much use it will get but if you want to follow, just search for “da..

Hypatia’s Associate Editors Resign

In the wake of the resignation of Hypatia’s Editor and the editor of Hypatia Reviews Online, owing to the controversy over the publication of a paper on transracialism, eight of the journal’s Associate Editors have now resigned, according to a letter circulating among philosophers this weekend. (more…)

A Case For Co-Authorship In Philosophy (guest post by Joshua A. Miller and Eric Schliesser)

The following is a guest post * co-authored by Joshua A. Miller (Georgetown) and Eric Schliesser (Amsterdam). A version of it was previously published at both of their blogs: Miller’s Another Panacea and Schliesser’s Digressions & Impressions. It includes information about the frequency of co-authorship in different disciplines, discusses varieties of co-authorship a..