January 2021
Margaret Morrison (1954-2021)
Margaret Morrison, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, has died. (more…)
Richard Garner (1936-2020)
Richard Thomas Garner, emeritus professor of philosophy at The Ohio State University, has died. (more…)
Scottish Newspaper: Philosophy is a “Vaccine” Against Future Trumps
The Scotsman, one of Scotland’s leading newspapers, called for a greater emphasis on philosophy in education, saying “we need to vaccinate ourselves against the virulent lies of people like Trump and the best way to do that is to teach the wisdom of Socrates and co to our children.” (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
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New additions to the Heap of Links… (more…)
“Biting the Bullet”: A Note on Style from Caspar Hare
In his 2013 book, The Limits of Kindness, Caspar Hare (MIT) includes a brief “stylistic note” that gets across an important lesson for academic writers: don’t overestimate the familiarity of your readers with specialist terminology—even when the intended readers are others in your discipline. (more…)
New: Virtual Publisher Showcases at the APA (guest post)
One of the pleasures of the divisional meetings of the American Philosophical Association (APA) is browsing the book displays. With the pandemic forcing the Eastern Division meeting online, it seemed like that wouldn’t be possible. Yet constraints can inspire innovation, and that is what has happened here. (more…)
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The latest links added to the Heap… (more…)
APA Announces Multiple Awards
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of 15 prizes and honors, as well as the creation of a new prize.
New Workshop Series To Bring More Philosophy to Philosophy Twitter
The “Cogtweeto Philosophy Workshop Series” aims to bring together philosophers who are active on Twitter (a growing group—see below) to discuss their philosophical work in contexts more suitable for doing so than Twitter. (more…)
Ann Garry Named Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2020
Ann Garry, professor emerita of philosophy at California State University at Los Angeles, was named the Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2020 by the Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Philosophy (ESWIP). (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Groups for Spring 2021
Once again, Joshua Smart is organizing workshopping groups for philosophy graduate students currently writing dissertations. (more…)
Kathleen Stock Receives OBE; Philosophers Sign Letter Opposing the Honor (Updated)
Kathleen Stock, professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex, was one of 1,123 people awarded honors at the end of December by Queen Elizabeth in the UK government’s annual “New Year Honours.” (more…)