January 2022
Bengson & Shechtman from Wisconsin to Texas
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin is adding John Bengson and Anat Shechtman to its faculty. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
Appiah Named Next President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, has been elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (more…)
Should Philosophy Grad Programs Interview Applicants?
Recent updates posted at the Grad Cafe by prospective graduate students in philosophy have mentioned the scheduling of admissions interviews at certain departments. Not many departments, it seems, conduct interviews as part of the application practice, but some do. What’s the extent of this practice, and what are its advantages and disadvantages? (more…)
Areas/Topics of Submissions to Generalist Philosophy Journals
Some philosophical areas (and topics) don’t show up often in the pages of prestigious generalist philosophy journals. Is it because the journals don’t get many submissions in those areas? (And if so, why not?) (more…)
New Political Philosophy Book Series to Focus on Marginalized Philosophers and Topics
“Transforming Political Philosophy” is an upcoming book series in political philosophy to be published by de Gruyter. (more…)
Mini-Heap
Recent additions to the Heap of Links… (more…)
Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Women in Philosophy
The Mentoring Project Workshop, an initiative of the Women in Philosophy Task Force, aims to provide women in the early stages of their careers in philosophy with feedback on their current work and longterm professional guidance. (more…)
New: Annals of Mathematics and Philosophy
A new journal, The Annals of Mathematics and Philosophy, will soon be releasing its first issue. (more…)
Kah Kyung Cho (1927-2022)
Kah Kyung Cho, emeritus professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has died. (more…)
Book Manuscript Workshops
Wouldn’t it be useful to have a group of people read your book manuscript and have a discussion about it with you?
Logic and the Law
“‘And’ may be read ‘or,’ and ‘or’ may be read ‘and’ if the sense requires it.” (more…)
Mini-Heap
New links of interest… (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
Service-Learning in Philosophy Courses
“Moral problems, like global and local food insecurity, aren’t just abstract problems; they are practical problems with practical solutions. It’s important not just to present students with the problems, but also to empower them with real-world actions they can perform to help alleviate these problems.” (more…)
Which Questions Can’t Philosophy Answer By Itself?
In an interview in The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia, Thomas Spiteri asks Peter Godfrey-Smith (Sydney) about “how best to make epistemic progress” answering philosophical questions about minds and consciousness. (more…)
Mini-Heap
Recent additions to the Heap of Links… (more…)
How Do You Teach Your Students To Read?
“A video I recently watched that was meant to help college students learn to read began by saying, ‘Don’t read for class the way you read a magazine.’ But the kids don’t read magazines.”
New Book Series to Feature Cross-Cultural Philosophy
The editors of a new book series from Oxford University Press (OUP) that will publish works that “exhibit conversation between traditions or cultural sources not often engaged together” are seeking submissions of proposals. (more…)
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Mintz-Woo Wins 2021 Light Award
The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) has awarded its 2021 Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy to Kian Mintz-Woo, permanent lecturer at University College Cork. (more…)
Philosophers Among ERC Starting Grant Winners
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its recent round of “Starting Grants,” and several philosophers are among them. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
Assigning Public Philosophy Projects to Undergraduates (guest post)
In some of his recent courses, Daniel Munro, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, has tried assigning something different from the traditional essays and exams: creative public philosophy projects. (more…)
Mini-Heap
This just in: new links… (more…)
News About Two Open-Access Philosophy Journals
One philosophy journal has shed its corporate publisher to protect its current open-access status, while another has initiated a funding plan that offers departments of philosophy institutional memberships. (more…)
Philosophers Among NEH Grant Winners
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the winners of its latest round of grants, and several philosophers are among the winners. (more…)