Month: September 2024
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“In This House, We Believe”: Philosopher Edition
Having trouble figuring out what to get the philosopher in your life? How about a trendy yard sign customized with their philosophical views? You…
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BJPS Introduces “Letters to the Editor”
Has this ever happened to you? You read a philosophy paper, have one brief, specific point to make in response, realize that in order…
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Philosophers Among ERC Starting Grant Recipients
Several philosophers are among the recently announced winners of the European Research Council’s “Starting Grants”.
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Doing Philosophy in English: A Survey for Native and Non-Native Speakers
“Academic English,” the dominant language of contemporary philosophy, is different from everyday English. What are the challenges faced by native and non-native speakers of…
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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 Publishers Sued on Antitrust Grounds
Lucina Uddin, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the named plaintiff in an antitrust lawsuit against six publishers…
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“Free & Equal” Now Open To Submissions
Free & Equal: a Journal of Ethics and Public Affairs, the open-access journal created by the editorial team that resigned en masse from the…
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Manne’s “Unshrinking” Longlisted for National Book Award (Update: Now Shortlisted)
Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia by Kate Manne (Cornell) has been longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in the nonfiction category. (UPDATE (10/1/24): it has…
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No Editorial Team For 8 Months, But Wiley Keeps JPP Open for Submissions
“The Journal of Political Philosophy (JOPP) is currently undergoing changes to its editorial team and reviewing processes. As a result, the journal is experiencing…
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Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize Longlist
The Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the finalists for its 2024 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy.
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Wu from CMU to Pitt
Wayne Wu, currently associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, will be moving to the Department…
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Surviving Graduate School in Philosophy — a Guide
“When I was just starting graduate school in philosophy, I had a lot of questions.”
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Academic Philosophy on “Contingent Current Affairs”
“According to one founding myth, philosophy begins in Ancient Greece with Socrates abstracting from concrete examples of just activity in order to determine the…
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Winter Schools in Philosophy 2024-2025
In the past Daily Nous has had posts collecting information about summer schools in philosophy (for example). A graduate student in philosophy has now…
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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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Analytic Philosophy’s Best Unintentional (?) Self-Parodying (updated)
“Someone, let’s say a baby, is born; his parents call him by a certain name.”
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New “Human-Centered AI Lab” at Oxford
The Human-Centered AI Lab (HAI Lab) is a new initiative at the University of Oxford that aims to “create a space for technologists and…