Month: June 2020
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Philosophy at UWE Bristol Threatened (Updated)
The University of the West of England (UWE) at Bristol has announced plans to eliminate its degree programs in philosophy and effectively cease the…
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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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Good 20th & 21st Century Music Inspired by Philosophy?
“What music made in the 20th/21st centuries directly inspired by philosophy is actually any good?”
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Kleingeld Wins 2.5 Million Euro Spinoza Prize
Pauline Kleingeld, professor of philosophy at the University of Groningen, has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Spinoza Prize.
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Sen Wins Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen (Harvard) has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.
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A History of Philosophy Journals Using Topic Modeling (guest post by Brian Weatherson)
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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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Shoemaker from Tulane to Cornell
David Shoemaker, currently professor in the Department of Philosophy and The Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane University, will be moving to the Sage School…
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MAP Issues Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Philosophy
Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), a global graduate student-led network of organizations that aim to “remove barriers to participation in philosophy for members of marginalized…
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Supreme Court Rules Civil Rights Law Protects LGBT Workers, Echoing Philosophers’ Brief
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling this morning in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that Title VII of…
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Statues, Monuments, & Philosophy
Recent protests against racism have included or prompted the removal of statues and monuments honoring historical figures associated with racist actions and views around…
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A Resignation at Philosophical Studies and a Reply from the Editors (updated w/ comments from Cohen, Dembroff, Byrne)
Last week, Stewart Cohen, professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, resigned as editor-in-chief from the prestigious academic philosophy journal, Philosophical Studies, a position…
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The Cutest Little Philosophers You’ve Ever Seen
Yuzuko Nakamura, a teaching fellow in computer science at University College London, has professional interest in robotics, computer graphics, and animation. She also likes to…
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Philosophizing Outside of Academia
David Storey (Boston College) interviews people whose work has them doing philosophy outside of traditional academic contexts.
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The 2020 International Philosophy Olympiad: Online and Inclusive
The International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) is a philosophy writing competition and set of workshops and lectures for high school students, sponsored by the International Federation…
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Kosch from Cornell to Johns Hopkins
Michelle Kosch, currently professor of philosophy at Cornell University, has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.