Month: March 2024
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BU Dean Recommends Replacing Striking TAs with AIs (updated)
The actual dean of an actual college of arts and sciences at an actual university has actually recommended replacing striking instructors with artificial intelligence…
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Defamatory Remarks Prompt Resignations & Legal Restructuring at Philosophical Society
Four members of the executive committee of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) resigned in the wake of complaints that Impact,…
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Frowe Wins $1.7M Grant on Ethics of Deterrence
Helen Frowe, professor of philosophy at Stockholm University and director of the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, has been named…
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John F. Malcolm (1931-2023)
John F. Malcolm, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California, Davis, died last September.
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Florida Philosophy Grad Student Seeks Legal Aid for Asylum Case
Shadi “Soph” Heidarifar is a doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Florida. She’s also suing the…
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The Case for a Peer Review Market (guest post)
“The academic peer review system as it currently stands is frustrating and dysfunctional for many of those who participate in it.”
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SUNY Fredonia Administration Approves Proposal to Cut Philosophy
Last December, Stephen Kolison, president of the State University of New York at Fredonia, proposed cutting 13 programs at the school, including philosophy. Last…
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Philosophical Readings Related to the Eclipse
A total solar eclipse will be taking place on April 8th.
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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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Political Philosophy Publishes Its First Article
Political Philosophy, the journal created by an editorial team consisting largely of former editors at the currently-in-limbo Journal of Political Philosophy, has published its first…
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How Many People Are Applying for Philosophy Jobs? (guest post)
How many people went on the philosophy job market this past cycle?
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William W. Tait (1929–2024)
William (“Bill”) Walker Tait, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died.
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Young Epistemologist Prize Awarded to Co-Authors Kearl & Willard-Kyle
Timothy Kearl and Christopher Willard-Kyle, both postdoctoral researchers at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, are the winners of the…
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Ney from UC Davis to LMU Munich
Alyssa Ney, currently professor of philosophy at UC Davis, will be joining the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Religious Studies at LMU…
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Kent Administration Approves Proposal to Cut Philosophy
Last summer, and again this past February, the administration of the University of Kent proposed cutting its philosophy program (see here). It has now…
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New: Conversations at the Center
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh has launched a new podcast, “Conversations at the Center.”
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Grad Studenting in the Summer
What should philosophy graduate students be doing in the summertime?