Month: July 2021
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Interview with Peter Hacker
“Philosophical investigation must engage with a significant part of our forms of thought and reasoning, with a large fragment of our conceptual scheme. Otherwise…
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Planning an Environmentally Friendly In-Person Conference (guest post)
After over a year of COVID-caused mass experience with online academic conferencing, there has been a lot of discussion about whether, for environmental reasons,…
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Philosophy Majors & High Standardized Test Scores: Not Just Correlation (guest post)
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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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What Do Philosophers Think About Human Extinction?
It’s a near certainty that humanity will come to an end, but what form this end might take, and when it might happen, are…
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Sanders Foundation Announces Philosophy in the Media Initiative
The Marc Sanders Foundation has created a new fellowship program that “aims to increase the presence of philosophy in print, audio, and video media…
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Templeton Launches Experimental Philosophy of Religion Multi-Team Project
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $2,349,634, 3-year grant to Ian Church, assistant professor of philosophy at Hillsdale College, to lead a multi-team…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…
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The APA’s New Strategic Plan
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has released its new strategic plan, which describes the aims and priorities of the organization.
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Mind Association Announces Fellowship Winners
The Mind Association has announced the winners of its 2021-22 Research Fellowships.
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Schools in the U.S. with the Most Philosophy Majors (guest post)
Which colleges and universities in the United States have the most philosophy majors?
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Arizona’s Legislative Attempt to Recruit Philosophers to Alter State’s K-12 Curriculum
While considering the state budget bill for 2021-22, the Arizona House of Representatives last month approved an amendment to it that would have required…
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Three Philosophers Awarded AAUW Fellowships
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently announced the winners of its 2021-2022 fellowships, and three philosophers are among them.
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Sci-Hub & the Philosophy Grad Student “Pirate Queen”
You may know that Sci-Hub is a means by which to freely access academic research that normally requires a subscription or purchase. Did you…
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Shaping the AI Revolution In Philosophy (guest post)
“Despite the great promise of AI, we maintain that unless philosophers theorize about and help develop philosophy-specific AI, it is likely that AI will…
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Liverpool Philosophers Object to Planned Layoffs at University, Call for Support
The members of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool have authored a letter in support of the actions being taken by…
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Collective Nouns for Philosophers by Area of Specialization
A murder of crows. A cackle of hyenas. A knot of toads. A confusion of philosophers? Or is it a fog of philosophers? Or…? There was some discussion of what we…
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Biden Nominates Amy Gutmann as Ambassador to Germany
Political theorist Amy Gutmann, currently President of the University of Pennsylvania, has been nominated by President Joseph Biden to be the next U.S. ambassador…