February 2020
Havstad from Oakland to Utah
Joyce Havstad, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Oakland University, is moving to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah, where whe will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Reed-Sandoval’s “Philosophy for Children in the Borderlands Field School” Wins Major Grant
Amy Reed-Sandoval, assistant professor of philosophy and participating faculty in the Latinx and Latin American Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has won a Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship to support her Philosophy for Children in the Borderlands Field School. (more…)
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New links of interest to those interested in philosophy… (more…)
Bad Publisher Behavior? Wiley and Philosophy & Public Affairs
Is there reason to be concerned about academic freedom and editorial autonomy at journals published by Wiley? (more…)
Edinburgh Hires Six Philosophers
The University of Edinburgh will be adding six people to its Philosophy Faculty. (more…)
Underappreciated Philosophical Writing of the Past 50 Years, Part 4: 2000s
Our series of posts on underappreciated writings of the past 50 years moves to the 2000s. (more…)
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Midweek Mini-Heap… (more…)
Chaospet
Philosophers: “Learn to listen rather than talk”
“What is the first thing philosophers have to change about their ideas, or their ways of presenting them, when putting on their public policy hat?” (more…)
International Journal of Philosophical Studies Prizes
The International Journal of Philosophical Studies (IJPS) has selected the winner of its 2019 Robert Papazian Essay Competition. (more…)
Are Philosophers Using Publons?
About four years ago in a post about getting credit for refereeing articles, I mentioned Publons, a site that allows you to “track your publications, citation metrics, peer reviews, and journal editing work in a single, easy-to-maintain profile.” (more…)
Recognizing Graduate Student Service Work Beyond Compensation (guest post by Angela Sun et al)
The following is a guest post* by  Angela Sun (Michigan), Carolina Flores (Rutgers), Milana Kostic (UCSD), Elise Woodard (Michigan), and Jingyi Wu (UC Irvine), graduate students in philosophy who comprise the organizing team of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP). It follows up on a previous guest post by MAP, “Compensate Graduate Students for Service Work.” (more…)..
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
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The latest links added to the Heap… (more…)
Quebec Government Deplatforms Daniel Weinstock (updated)
Daniel Weinstock, a philosopher on the Faculty of Law at McGill University and director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, was disinvited by the Quebec government from speaking at a meeting about reforming the mandatory ethics and religious culture course taught in the province’s schools. (more…)
Eva Feder Kittay’s Recent Book Wins 2020 Prose Award for Philosophy
The Association of American Publishers has announced the Subject Category winners of its Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Awards. (more…)
A Strange List of “Great Value” Colleges for Undergraduate Philosophy Degrees (Updated)
A website called “Great Value Colleges” has published a list of “100 Great Value Colleges for Philosophy Degrees (Bachelor’s) for 2020.” (more…)
British Journal for the History of Philosophy Awards Best Article Prize
The British Journal for the History of Philosophy has announced the recipient of the 2019 Rogers Prize, its annual best article prize. (more…)
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Wednesday evening Mini-Heap… (more…)
Philosopher-Led Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant
The Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP), an initiative “to provide a high-quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students in Illinois” while reducing recidivism, led by Northwestern University professor of philosophy Jennifer Lackey, has received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its programs. (more…)
Jens Halfwassen (1958-2020)
Jens Halfwassen, professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, died this past Saturday. (more…)
Peter Singer Talk in New Zealand Cancelled by Venue (Updated)
SkyCity, a hotel and entertainment complex in Auckland, New Zealand, that was scheduled to host a talk this June by Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton, has cancelled the event owing to controversy over the philosopher’s writings. (more…)
Mind Chunks
Underappreciated Philosophical Writing of the Past 50 Years, Part 3: 1990s
Continuing our series of underappreciated philosophical writing of the past 50 years, we turn now to the 1990s. (more…)
Being a Good Philosopher-Activist
“Philosophers have an important role to play in bridging theoretical reflection with everyday life.” (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
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Monday Mini-Heap… (more…)
Search Committee Members: You Could Update The Jobs Wiki
A philosopher currently on the market writes in with a request to search committee members: update the jobs wiki. (more…)