Month: September 2023
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Writing a Good Diversity Statement for Academic Philosophy Jobs
Some hiring universities and departments ask applicants to philosophy faculty positions for diversity statements. What does a good diversity statement for an academic philosophy…
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The Philosophy Garden (guest post)
A group of philosophers at the University of Birmingham have a new project: The Philosophy Garden.
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Philosophical Groups and Societies
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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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Philosopher’s Annual – 2022 Edition
The new Philosopher’s Annual has been compiled.
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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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New Data on the Employment of Philosophy PhDs (guest post)
As noted in yesterday’s post, Academic Philosophy & Data Analysis (APDA) has completed its data gathering for nearly 150 philosophy PhD programs, with a…
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New Interface for Academic Philosophy Data & Analysis (guest post)
Academic Philosophy & Data Analysis (APDA), an ongoing project to collect, analyze, and distribute data about job placement, student experience, and other aspects of…
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Journal Articles: Quantity & Quality
“Considering my own area of philosophy of language and mind, I don’t think there is all that much difference between most of what gets…
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Greatest Achiever, Philosopher Edition
Over at Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen (GMU) suggests that Johann Sebastian Bach may be “the greatest achiever of all time.”
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Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
New virtual writing groups for people working on dissertations in philosophy will be forming soon.
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$2.97 Million Grant for Course on Human Flourishing
Meghan Sullivan, professor of philosophy and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) at the University of Notre Dame, has received…
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How to Tell Whether an AI Is Conscious (guest post)
“We can apply scientific rigor to the assessment of AI consciousness, in part because… we can identify fairly clear indicators associated with leading theories…
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Alina Beary (1978-2023)
Alina Beary, an associate professor of philosophy in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, died this past Wednesday after what the university described…