Month: August 2017
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Being A Woman In Philosophy: Then and Now
From an essay about, among other things, the interplay between philosophy’s history and its current practices:
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Philosophers’ Graves Need Restoration
The graves of several philosophers are in need of restoration.
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Virtual Dissertation Groups
Once again, Joshua Smart (Oklahoma) is organizing virtual dissertation groups.
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Wikipedia Needs Philosophers
Wikipedia maintains a list of philosophy articles that need “attention from experts on the subject.”
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Poems on Academia by Felicia Nimue Ackerman
The following is a guest post* of poems, mostly about academia, by Felicia Nimue Ackerman, professor of philosophy at Brown University.
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Mini-Heap
Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected and numbered for your convenience.
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Philosophy, Science, Real Life, and God
Bas van Fraassen (Princeton) is interviewed by Richard Marshall at 3:AM Magazine. The whole interview is chock full of interestingness. Here are three brief and possibly…
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Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
Vida Yao, assistant professor of philosophy at Rice University, writes in suggesting that people interested in helping those affected by Hurricane Harvey contribute to the Hurricane…
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Philosophy In A World Of Mass Deception
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review. The title and publication record are preserved; the original…
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Slight Increase in Philosophy PhDs Awarded, and other Humanities Data
The Humanities Indicators project of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released new data regarding graduate degree completion in the humanities, number of…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the latest from some key online philosophy resources.
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Recent APA Award Winners: Gallegos, Humphreys, Mallon
The American Philosophical Association has named the winners of several awards recently. These include:
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Mini-Heap
Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected and numbered for your convenience.
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A Timeline Of Philosophical Questions: Content Request
In “The Intellectual Achievement of Creating Questions,” I explained why I thought it would be a good idea for the profession to have a…
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Revisiting “Grad Students: What Would You Tell Your Prof(s), But Can’t?”
About a year ago I asked, “Graduate students, what would you like to tell your professor(s) right now, but can’t?“
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Erik Banks (1970-2017)
Erik Banks, Professor of Philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, died unexpectedly on August 18th. He was 47.
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Claims About Cultural Superiority (including guest post by Mollie Gerver)
[note: this is introductory material; Dr. Gerver’s post begins below the line.] All cultures are not equal. Or at least they are not equal…