Summer 2025 Guest Post Series Recap
The new semester is upon us—at least some of us, yours truly included. Summer, you were good while you lasted.

[“Goodnight Beach” – photo by Justin Weinberg]
In case you missed any of them, see the list of links below.
Why Do Philosophy PhD Programs Even Exist?
by Barry Lam
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When To Be a Hero
by Elizabeth Harman
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Why are Liberal Professors More Conservative on Campus?
by Joshua May
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Out in FAFO Country
by Amy Olberding
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Philosophy Departments as Sites of Collective Intellectual Activities: a Decline?
by Annalisa Costella and Kritika Maheshwari
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The Personal Value of Conversations Across Serious Disagreement
by Elizabeth Barnes
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Beyond Argument: The Creative Craft of Philosophy Writing
by C. Thi Nguyen
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On Being Seriously Funny
by Helena de Bres
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To Philosophers of Easy Virtue
by “Alex Rails”
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Philosophers and Embedded Ethics
by John Basl, Jeff Behrends, Katie Creel, Matt Kopec, Meica Magnani, Vance Ricks, and Yafeng Wang
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How to Justify an AI Ban in Your Classroom
by Patrick Lin











Bless this series for giving us Alex Rails’ post. What an all timer that was.
Ayn Rand is definitely NOT Alex Rails!
What? Why is this here?
I too sometimes drink ‘n daily-nous. The results are often sobering.
Because you click his name and you get a photo of Ayn Rand!
I realize now that you can click the name but – how should I put this – I don’t see anything that would get me to change my commenter name.
Justin is being silly. Reload this page and click on the name.