Month: April 2024
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Gardiner from Tennessee to Tulane
Georgi Gardiner, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, is moving to Tulane University, where she will be associate professor of…
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Plato’s Last Night
Further deciphering of the carbonized Herculaneum papyri, which recently produced information about Plato’s burial place (publicized last week), also detailed the philosopher’s final hours,…
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Columbia Philosophy Grad Students Condemn Campus Arrests
“We call for the reversal of student suspensions and for departments to refuse to comply with university investigations or sanctions of students and employees…
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University of California Faculty Statement on Protests
“We believe that the ability to protest nonviolently is essential to our democracy and a basic human right that must be respected and protected.”
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Addicted to Philosophy
“I was trapped in the feeling that philosophy was all important and that anything and everything—including my well being—can be sacrificed for it. This is…
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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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Italian Philosopher Prosecuted for Criticizing Politician’s Views
Donatella Di Cesare, a professor of philosophy at Sapienza University (Rome), has been charged with “criminal defamation” for describing a politician’s views as “neo-Hitlerite.”
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APA Creates New Prizes for Philosophical Research on AI
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the creation of new prizes for philosophical work on artificial intelligence.
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Campus Protests about Israel and the Palestinians (several updates)
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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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Philosophers Among New American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellows
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced its newly elected members, and a number of philosophers are among them.
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Pasternak from Toronto-Scarborough to Maryland
Avia Pasternak, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough will be moving to the Department of Philosophy at the University…
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Philosophers Among New Class of AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its new class of fellows, and a couple of philosophers are among them.
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Robert H. Kane (1938-2024)
Robert H. Kane, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, has died.
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“Why Philosophy?” Amod Sandhya Lele
Amod Sandhya Lele is interviewed by Céline Leboeuf.
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Careers of Philosophy Majors
You majored in philosophy as an undergraduate, but decided not to pursue any further degrees in philosophy. What are you doing now?
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Support for Canadian Graduate Students on Strike
A Canadian graduate student in philosophy writes in about how graduate students at several institutions are “on strike for a substantive money raise because…
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Charles Parsons (1933-2024)
Charles D. Parsons, professor emeritus of philosophy at Harvard University, has died.