Month: February 2025
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Academic Equipment: E-Readers & Reading Apps
For the third installment of the academic equipment series (we’ve so far talked about bags and chairs) we turn to the subject of e-readers.
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Interdisciplinary Study of the Virtue of Patience Launched with $4.71M Grant
“Patience enables us to take the right posture towards ourselves and others in our suffering and dependence.”
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Who Serves on Which APA Committees?
The American Philosophical Association (APA) recently announced new appointees to its various committees.
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Helton from Princeton to Rochester
Grace Helton, currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, will be moving to the University of Rochester, where she will be Associate Professor…
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Stephenson from Southampton to LMU
Andrew Stephenson, currently Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton, has accepted a professorship at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).
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Philosophical Canon Expansion Gets Big Boost in Minnesota
Philosophers at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to further support the work…
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Philosophers Awarded Large Grants from Italian Science Fund
The Italian Science Fund (FIS) of Italy’s Ministry of University and Research has announced the winners of its latest round of multi-million euro grants, and…
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Philosophy Department Survival Strategies: Course Offerings and Majors
This is the second installment in the occasional series, Philosophy Department Survival Strategies. The topic is how the number and types of philosophy courses…
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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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When Philosophers “Compress a Philosophical Idea into a Picture”
“Philosophical cartoons are treated as ephemera but they can make a great philosopher more compelling to their contemporaries. It takes skill to compress a…
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The Financial Squeeze on Higher Ed
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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John Sallis (1938-2025)
John Sallis, recently retired professor of philosophy at Boston College and very well-known for his work in phenomenology, has died.
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Austin Wins New Public History of Philosophy Prize
The Journal of the History of Philosophy has established a new, biannual prize for a book that brings the history of philosophy to a broader public…
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David Keyt (1930-2025)
David Keyt, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, died last month.
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Tom Beauchamp III (1939-2025)
Tom L. Beauchamp III, professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University and one of the most influential philosophers of bioethics, has died.
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Why Do Journal Articles Linger in “Online First”?
Some philosophy journals have a lot of articles in “online first” status. They’ve been accepted, copyedited, and typeset, but not yet assigned an issue.…
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Philosophy Department Survival Strategies: Local Student Recruitment
Some readers have noticed the alarming frequency with which posts in the category of “Cuts and Threats to Philosophy Programs” appear here. Given the…
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Museum Exhibit on Margaret Cavendish Opens
Margaret Cavendish: Trailblazer is a new exhibition at Hollytrees Museum in Colchester, UK exploring the fascinating life and writings of the 17th century philosopher, scientist, and…