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August 25, 2023

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Northern Illinois University Master's in Philosophy. Excellent Placement Record.

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Meme on The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
That’s very helpful, thanks. I notice that you say, in all of these conferences and articles and the like, that the sex-based views are “engaged with.” Does this…
Alex Byrne on The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
I was surprised to see this list of books characterized as “engag[ing] with sex-based views in the boring scholarly ways of which we’re all familiar.” Taking them in…
Hey Nonny Mouse on The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
I'm sure that of the philosophers whose politics I know, all are firmly on the left. When I say "conservatives", I mean people with a conservative ideology (which…
Michel on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
Yeah… I find it kind of annoying when philosophy of literature is taught like a literature class, not least because literature proofs do a better job of it.…
Ben on The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
Are you sure? It may depend on what you mean by "conservative." If you mean "adherent of free market policies and a generally small state" or "person who…
Reichenbach on The Vanderbilt Report’s Sub-Report on Philosophy
Would love to read Fine’s take on poptimism.
Ben on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
Yes, philosophers sometimes reinvent wheels from other disciplines. But I actually think philosophers tend to do a much better job engaging with work from other disciplines than academics…
A thought? on Underrepresentation of Non-Native English Speakers in Philosophy: Findings from over 100,000 Papers (guest post)
Mhh if only there was a really useful tool to help non-native speakers deal with language barriers and every instance of it wasn't uncritically treated as the spawn…
Nathan Kellen on Calls for Papers / Grants / Etc.
Society for Exact Philosophy 2027 Annual Meeting. Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). June 26-28 2027. Submissions due February 21 2027. https://meta.phil.ufl.edu/host/sep/meeting.html. The Society for Exact Philosophy invites submissions…
Nathan Kellen on Calls for Papers / Grants / Etc.
North American Summer School for Logic, Language, and Information 2027. Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). June 21-25 2027. Course Proposals due December 18 2026. [email protected] courses are aimed…
Will Conner on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
I want to preface this by saying it’s sometimes tough to know what counts as reinventing the wheel, and I would not endorse any general claim about wheel…
praymont on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
This happens throughout the humanities and social sciences. People in faculties of education and lit departments publish on critical thinking without a deep dive into what philosophers have…
Kate on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
just want to say that i really admire how forthright you're being about this, it's inspiring.
ikj on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
as a person with multiple degrees in literary study, i still think back and chuckle about the philosopher who was having their students read anna karenina and basking…
Student Philosopher on When Philosophers Reinvent The Wheel
This is it! Thank you!