Month: June 2020
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Philosophy at Illinois Wesleyan Threatened – Updated With Link to Petition
The Board of Trustees at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) has proposed eliminating the school’s Philosophy Department, along with some other departments.
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Nagasawa Wins £2.15 Million Grant to “Globalize” Philosophy of Religion
It is not uncommon to hear complaints that the subfield of philosophy of religion in the English-speaking world is overly focused on Christianity. A new…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books.
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Lower-Level Course Materials on Race, Racism, and Protests
Philosophy professors who will be teaching courses like “Contemporary Moral Problems” this fall may be interested in adding a unit on race, racism, protests,…
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The Golden Nuggets of Philosophy
Sophia Stone, a philosopher at Lynn University and the creator of Wisdom’s Edge Foundation, which “promotes critical thinking through philosophical inquiry, guided by a democratic…
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Hybrid or Blended Classes: How Can They Be Done Well?
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some universities are telling students that, this fall, they will be able to choose to take particular courses either in-person…
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Controversy at Philosophical Psychology Leads to Editor’s Resignation
In December 2019, the journal Philosophical Psychology published an article calling for scholars to take more seriously genetics-based approaches to research on race and intelligence. Yesterday, an…
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Allen Wins $500,000 Kluge Prize
Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, has been named the winner…
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6-Figure Deal for Assistant Professor of Philosophy’s New Book
Ten publishers bid for a chance to publish the next book from Myisha Cherry, assistant professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside.
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David Hugh Mellor (1938-2020)
David Hugh Mellor (known as D.H. or Hugh Mellor), professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, has died.