Month: October 2021
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An Opportunity for “Serious Conversations on Great Books” (guest post)
“I hatched a dream of a zeal-driven education that might be offered with no strings attached to anyone who was interested. But the logistics…
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Rejection After Positive Referee Reports
When an author gets all fairly positive referee reports (acceptance, conditional acceptance) on a manuscript, but the editors decide not to accept it, what…
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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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Data on Philosophy PhDs in Non-Academic Positions
How many philosophy PhDs go on to pursue non-academic employment?
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Journal News: Philosophical Psychology and Neuroethics (guest post)
This guest post* provides some information about recent changes at two interdisciplinary journals, including one from which a previous editor resigned last year following…
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New: Asian Journal of Philosophy
Asian Journal of Philosophy is a new online academic philosophy journal that aims to publish “high-quality articles in any area of analytic philosophy, but…
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Levelling the Linguistic Playing Field within Academic Philosophy (guest post)
Stylistic norms for writing affect philosophers’ professional prospects in unfair ways, and what one thinks should be done about this may be tied to…
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Enough Ranking (guest post)
“The project of ranking one place against another completely distorts the sorts of aspirations we should have for the field.”
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The Job Market is Back, Baby! (guest post)
Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has once again taken a look at the advertisements for academic positions in philosophy, and…
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The Philosopher’s Archive in the Digital Age: David Lewis and His Correspondence (guest post)
“There are both intellectual and practical questions here. On the intellectual side, a major question is how the medium of email affects the communication…
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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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Discipline Size and Progress, in General and in Philosophy
When a field of study becomes large enough, its size “may impede the rise of new ideas,” according to Johan S.G. Chu and James…
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Students at Sussex Campaign to Get Philosopher Fired (updated)
An “anonymous, unaffiliated group of queer, trans, and non-binary students” at the University of Sussex is calling for the school to fire philosophy professor…
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Rudolf Makkreel (1939-2021)
Rudolf Makkreel, professor emeritus of philosophy at Emory University, has died.
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Ideas for a 7th Grade Philosophy Club
Emily is a seventh grade student who chimed in on an earlier post where she mentioned, “I am trying to get more people to…
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Making the Abundance of Philosophy on Video More Usable
An effort is underway to curate the vast number of philosophy videos that can be found on YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, and elsewhere on the…