Month: October 2023
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Toronto Raising Funds for Waheed Hussain Memorial Award
The University of Toronto is raising funds to establish an award in memory of philosopher Waheed Hussain, who died from cancer in 2021 at…
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NEH Creates New Funding for Ethics & AI Research
The Biden administration yesterday called for legislation about and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), the development and implementation of which will involve expertise in…
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How Not To Intervene In Public Discourse (guest post) (several updates)
“I think that philosophers (and other intellectuals and academics) can sometimes offer valuable contributions to public discourse. Still, I think this letter is a…
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Newman University to Cut Philosophy Major
Newman University, a Catholic university in Wichita, Kansas, has announced that it is discontinuing its philosophy major, along with majors in several other disciplines.
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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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Philosophy, Science, and Religion
“What began to feel frustrating instead was a growing sense of the marginal place of philosophy more generally in UK culture… it is arguable…
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Sensitivity Reading Services for Philosophers and Others
Lex Academic, the editing firm founded by philosophers Louise Chapman and Constantine Sandis, includes “sensitivity reading” among the variety of services it provides.
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SUNY Potsdam Cuts: Further Details / Update: What You Can Do to Help (updated)
Last month we saw that the Philosophy program at SUNY Potsdam is once again under threat. In the meanwhile, an unofficial philosophy site has…
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Israel, Hamas, and the Narratives of Atrocity (guest post)
“The need to stop the narratives that rationalize what is indefensible is clear. How to stop such narratives is not.”
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Open Letter on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza from Oxford Researchers
“We implore you to call for an immediate cessation to Israel’s morally disastrous attack on Gaza, and for Israel to allow the free passage…
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Proportionality and Responsibility in the Israel-Hamas Conflict (guest post)
What do the “moral constraints that apply to defensive force” imply in a situation as complicated as the conflict between Israel and Hamas?
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LSAT Drops “Logic Games” Section
Next year’s version of the Law School Admissions Test will not include the notoriously difficult “logic games” section.
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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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Journal of Political Philosophy Update (guest post)
The following is an update on the Journal of Political Philosophy, whose advisory board resigned following a decision by the journal’s publisher, Wiley, to fire…
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Undergraduate Philosophy “Certificates”
More and more philosophy departments are offering “certificate” programs. At the undergraduate level this typically involves taking around four courses. So a student could,…