Month: February 2021
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Ripstein Wins Killam Prize
Arthur Ripstein, professor of law and philosophy at the University of Toronto, has been named the winner of the Killam Prize in the Humanities…
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Philosophy Profs Making Introductory Philosophy Videos for Students & the Public
The increase in remote and asynchronous teaching has led to more academics gaining familiarity and practice with making videos. Some philosophy professors have taken…
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Philosophy on Clubhouse
Clubhouse is a new talk-based social network. It’s still in beta and admission to it is by invitation only, but reportedly there is some…
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Did Frege Plagiarize the Stoics?
Frege “helped himself generously to Stoic logic” without ever crediting the Stoics or the author whose writings were his likely source about their ideas,…
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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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2021 PROSE Award in Philosophy
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the subject-category winners of its 2021 awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE awards). The awards…
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Waheed Hussain (1972-2020) (updated)
Waheed Hussain, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, has died.
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Bioethicists, Philosophers of Disability, and Canadian Euthanasia Law
Canadian legislators will be deliberating over Bill C-7 over the next few days. The bill would expand existing legislation regarding medical assistance in dying…