Month: February 2024
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Books vs. Articles in Philosophy
“I’ve heard people joke on more than a couple of occasions that publishing a book is the way to get around Reviewer 2 at…
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Minor Vandalism on PhilPapers
A philosophy professor recently noticed that the title of one of his articles in its listing at PhilPapers had been changed.
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Educational Gag Orders, etc. in the US
What are state legislatures across the United States doing to limit academic freedom and otherwise interfere in education?
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Fritz and Carter from Dianoia/ACU to UCL
Peter Fritz and Sam Carter, both recently of the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University (which the university is eliminating), will be…
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Learning to Teach Philosophy You Don’t Already Know
You may occasionally think about a topic you think you should add to a course you teach, but put off doing so because you…
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Leonelli from Exeter to Technical University of Munich
Sabina Leonelli, currently Professor of Philosophy and History of Science and Director of the Exeter Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences (Egenis)…
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Ankeny from Adelaide to Wageningen
Rachel A. Ankeny, currently Professor of History and Philosophy at The University of Adelaide (soon to be Adelaide University with a merger with University…
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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 Journal: Philosophy of AI
Philosophy of AI is a new, peer-reviewed, online, open-access philosophy journal.
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Reducing Time to Degree in Philosophy Doctoral Programs (guest post)
The median time-to-degree for a PhD in philosophy in the United States is nearly 7 years. Is that too long?
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Using Generative AI to Teach Philosophy (w/ an interactive demo you can try) (guest post)
Philosophy teachers—Michael Rota, a professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), is about to make your teaching a bit better and your life…
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Dialectica and the Challenges of Converting a Journal to Open Access
A reader recently pointed out that the philosophy journal Dialectica in 2020 became an open access journal, after 15 years of being published by…
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Deciding Between Grad Programs: What Questions to Ask? Of Whom?
Applicants to graduate programs in philosophy are now hearing from admissions committees and will have decisions to make about which to attend, or whether…
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Lenhard Wins 2024 Covey Award
Johannes Lenhard (Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Covey Award by the board of the International Association for…
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Paulin J. Hountondji (1942-2024)
Paulin Jidenu Hountondji, an influential African philosopher, died earlier this month.
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Viehoff from NYU to Berkeley
Daniel Viehoff, currently associate professor of philosophy at New York University, will be moving to the University of California, Berkeley, where he will be…