Month: February 2018
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Summer Philosophy Programs for Undergraduates
Are you helping to organize a summer philosophy program for undergraduates? What are the details?
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Professors Dating Students, Professors Harassing Students
“As for the fact of being a lecturer in bed with undergraduates in particular, there was no possibility of avoiding the charge that this…
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Mini-Heap
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University of Illinois Grad Students Strike Today
Graduate Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are set to go on strike, starting this morning.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
As usual, here’s the weekly report of what’s new at some useful online philosophy resources.
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Philosophy is “Flat”
“But one great thing about our profession is how flat and un-hierarchical it is. I still think it’s the best job any one can…
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Mini-Heap
Here’s the latest installment of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, our regularly updated list of material from around the web of possible…
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Mental Health and Philosophy of Mind
A philosopher has recently collaborated with a mental health organization to deliver a series of philosophy of mind workshops for people with an interest in mental health…
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“In Love With Your Philosophy”
This may be the best philosophy-inspired parody of a pop song ever…
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Philosopher Will Be First “Atheism, Humanism, and Secular Ethics” Chair
Anjan Chakravartty, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and director of the school’s John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and…
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“Put the Philosophy Back into the Doctorate of Philosophy”
Two biology professors at Johns Hopkins University are worried that typical doctoral programs in the sciences “are unlikely to nurture the big thinkers and creative…
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The 2017-2018 Job Market: Which Were The Most Sought After Areas of Specialization?
One-third of the tenure-track positions in philosophy that colleges and universities were seeking to fill this past job market season were in value theory,…
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When To Engage With Harmful Ideas
Are some ideas so harmful or offensive that scholars should not work on them, or even bother to respond to them? And if so,…
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Philosophy Professor Charged With Possession of Child Pornography (updated)
A professor of philosophy at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania was arrested last Thursday after child pornography was discovered on his university-issued computer.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Once again, here’s the weekly report of what’s new at some useful online philosophy resources.
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Experiments in Virtual Philosophy (guest post by Erick Ramirez)
The following is a guest post* by Erick Ramirez, assistant professor of philosophy at Santa Clara University. Among other things, Professor Ramirez has been…
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Mini-Heap
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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Philosophy Professor Suspended for Anti-Gay Facebook Post (updated)
Jean Laberge, a professor of philosophy at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal since 1994, was suspended from his position at the end of January, reportedly for writing about his “disgust…