Month: December 2024
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Philosophy of AI / AI Ethics Syllabi, Lessons, Readings
As artificial intelligence (or “artificial intelligence” if you insist) is put to increased use in an increased variety of ways, teaching about it has…
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The Hunger for Meaning
“It is tempting to dismiss Peterson as a stupid person’s idea of a smart person. But perhaps he is just a desperate person’s idea…
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Martha Bolton (1943-2024)
Martha Brandt Bolton, professor emerita of philosophy at Rutgers University, died this past October.
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For Faculty: the Northeast Workshop to Learn About Multicultural Philosophy
The Northeast Workshop to Learn About Multicultural Philosophy (NEWLAMP) will be taking place once again this summer.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes…
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Ending Soon: Gift Guide Giveaway
Just a reminder that your chance for a free, no-catch, no-strings-attached holiday gift of your choosing from the Daily Nous Gift Guide Giveaway will…
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Philosophy Departments Under Threat: Information, Pro-Active Strategies, Defense
-[Temporarily moved to the top of the page (again), as the issues discussed are still with us. Originally published in October, 2020.]- Many philosophy…
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Harness AI to Help Your Students Learn Basic Logic (and more) (guest post)
Michael Rota, professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, has been using AI in his teaching, and is trying to make it…
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Carlisle Wins PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
PEN America has selected The Marriage Question: George Elliot’s Double Life by Clare Carlisle, professor of philosophy at King’s College London, as the winner…
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Cheng Lian (1965-2024)
Cheng Lian, professor of philosophy at Wuhan University, died this past Saturday.
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Support Philosophy Outreach
Wisdom’s Edge Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to “bring philosophy to the edges of society.”
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Philosophy of Mind is Very Different Now (guest post)
A field of study may change over time, but since, whatever a field of study is, it’s made up of various kinds of things—researchers,…
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The Double-Binds of First-Generation (and other “Different”) Academics
Jennifer Morton (University of Pennsylvania) is the author of the latest contribution to #first-gen philosophers, a collection of reflections by philosophers who were among the…
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Lane Wins JHP Book Prize
The Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) has awarded its 2024 book prize to Melissa Lane (Princeton) for her book, Of Rule and Office: Plato’s…
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Lavender Wins Sanders Early Modern Prize
The Marc Sanders Foundation has awarded its Prize in the History of Early Modern Philosophy to Jordan Lavender (Purdue; soon to be Texas A&M).
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An Unconventional and Fruitful Approach to Studying Philosophy
The New Yorker published a profile of L.A. Paul (Yale) today. It’s a detailed, positive piece that covers her background, education, career, and ideas.
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Improving Philosophy’s Prospects with a Model for Bringing it to High Schools (guest post)
If more people were exposed to philosophy in high school, that would likely be good for those students and good for their schools—and good…
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Philosophers Against Malaria: A Fundraising Competition
Philosophers, it’s time to do some good…