Month: March 2023
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Maria Rosa Antognazza (1964-2023)
Maria Rosa Antognazza, professor of philosophy at King’s College London, has died.
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A Petition to Pause Training of AI Systems
“We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. This…
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Sex Discrimination in a Philosophy Job Search at BGSU (guest post)
Last week we reported on how Christian Coons, associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), is facing disciplinary proceedings that may lead…
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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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2023 QS Rankings in Philosophy
The 2023 “QS World University Rankings” have been published. These contain rankings by subject matter, including philosophy.
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GPT-4 and the Question of Intelligence
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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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Katz Among Finalists for Cherry Award
Claire Katz, professor of philosophy at Texas A & M University, is one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great…
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It’s All Too Hard to Get Plagiarizing Philosophy Publications Retracted (guest post)
“It can involve an unreasonable amount of time, an unreasonable amount of work, and an unreasonably uphill struggle to obtain retractions of philosophy publications,…
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SEP Currently Down (updated: now back up)
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is currently down, reportedly owing to a power outage at Stanford.
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BGSU Threatens Whistleblower Philosopher’s Job
Christian Coons, associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), is facing disciplinary proceedings that could lead to his termination for a…
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Carlos Gray Santana from Utah to U. Penn
Carlos Gray Santana, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, will soon be associate professor of philosophy at the University of…
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Wayne Froman (1945-2023)
Wayne J. Froman, associate professor of philosophy at George Mason University, has died.
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Dieleman from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to Endowed Chair at Lethbridge
Susan Dieleman, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been named as the inaugural holder of the Jarislowsky Chair in…
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British Journal for the History of Philosophy Awards
The British Journal for the History of Philosophy has announced the winners of three of its prizes.