Month: December 2021
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Simons Wins 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award
Margaret “Peg” Simons, Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Edwardsville, is the winner of the 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award.
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Linda López McAlister (1939-2021)
Linda López McAlister, professor emerita of philosophy and women’s and gender studies at the University of South Florida (USF), died last month.
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APA Issues Several Prizes
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several of its prizes.
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New Philosophy Magazine Releases Inaugural Issue
The first issue of The Raven: A Magazine of Philosophy has been published.
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Philosophy that “Tries to Get You to See Something”
At the beginning of his interviews of philosophers, Richard Marshall asks his subjects, “What made you become a philosopher?”
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What Professors Do
With Winter Break coming, professors, you have some time—maybe a month or so—to kick back and just relax. And let’s not forget those three…
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Gift Guide 2021: A Few of Your Favorite Things
I’ve been producing gift guides at Daily Nous for several years now—see the ones for 2019 or 2018, for example—but I thought I’d do…
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Columbia Grad Students Striking, University Striking Back (updated)
Graduate students at Columbia University went on strike last month, for the second time this year, as they attempt to negotiate a labor contract…
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Cullison from DePauw to Cincinnati
Andrew Cullison, formerly associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, is now the Director of the…
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$3 Million Grant for Interdisciplinary Project on Time & Quantum Biology
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and philosophers has won a $3 million grant to support a project on time and quantum biology called “Life…
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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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Comparing Three (No, Four) Top 20 Lists in Philosophy (guest post)
What, if anything, can be learned by comparing several different accounts of philosophers’ citation rankings and other indicators of disciplinary impact?
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Philosopher Wins Over €1 Million Grant for Project on Mathematical Knowledge
Silvia De Toffoli, currently a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at Princeton University, has won a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship, which comes with funding of over…
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Citations and the Ethics of Credit
A philosopher putting together resources for a professionalization seminar for graduate students in his department writes in with concerns about the “ethics of credit”…
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Multi-Million Euro Award for Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence
Vincent C. Müller, currently professor of philosophy and ethics of technology at the Technical University of Eindhoven, was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship…