Month: December 2018
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Sophie Oluwole (1936-2018)
Sophie Oluwole, professor of philosophy at the University of Lagos (Unilag) and the first woman to receive a PhD in philosophy in Nigeria, has…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Happy Holidays, everyone. Here’s the weekly report on new entries in online philosophical resources and new reviews of philosophy books.
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Multi-Million Dollar Funding for Philosopher-Led Project on Machine Intelligence
Seth Lazar, associate professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU), is leading an interdisciplinary project on machine intelligence that just received a funding commitment from…
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2018 Philosophy Op-Ed Contest Winners Announced
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest.
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Update on Philosophy at Hull
As reported the other day, the administration at the University at Hull had decided to prohibit new students from studying philosophy. It now appears they…
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Ethics Professor Seeks Asylum In the US, Detained for 2 Years
A professor of ethics from Haiti who spent two years imprisoned in the United States while the government resisted granting him asylum has been released…
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Despite Move, CEU Is Accepting Applications
Central European University (CEU), despite having been forced by threat of closure by the Hungarian legislature to move from Budapest to Vienna for the…
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Philosophy at Hull Threatened; Heads of 39 UK Philosophy Departments Object
The administration of the University of Hull is prohibiting new students from beginning a course of study in philosophy.
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$1.16 Million Awarded to Study Wittgensteinian Approach to Math
The Research Council of Norway has awarded a grant of 10 million kroners (approximately $1.16 million) to Sorin Bangu and Kevin Cahill, professors of philosophy at…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new entries in online philosophical resources and new reviews of philosophy books.
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Made By Philosophers!
If you are still in the market for presents, or just want some cool philosophy stuff…
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Maite Ezcurdia (1966 – 2018)
Maite Ezcurdia, research fellow at the Institute of Philosophical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), has died.
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Lopes Wins APA’s Quinn Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has named Dominic McIver Lopes, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, as the winner of its…
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Philosophy Projects Win Funding from the NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the recipients of its 2018 round of grants.