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September 2025

Grading Prompts to Measure Student Learning (guest post)

In this era of AI, “can we still rely on take-home writing assignments to assess student learning? And, should we allow students to use ChatGPT in order to complete such assignments? My answer to both questions is ‘yes’.” (more…)

Columbia Philosophy Major Again Faces Deportation Threat

Last April, Mohsen Mahdawi, then a philosophy major at Columbia University, was attending a US citizenship application interview in Vermont when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wearing hoods and masks took him from the building, put him into an unmarked car, and drove off. (more…)

Editor of Ethics Floats AI-Use Guidelines

In a recent editorial, Douglas Portmore (Notre Dame), the editor-in-chief of Ethics, sets forth some “initial guidelines” about AI use for the journal. (more…)

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… (more…)

John Searle (1932-2025)

Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died.

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Best Next Moves: How Philosophers Can Make Good Use of Theory-Driven GPTs (guest post)

We’ve talked previously about some of the various tasks that philosophers might have large language models help them with in their work, mainly focusing on the ethics of doing so. But what about the mechanics of doing so? (more…)

Philosopher Wins Open Access Award

Adrian Kind, a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy and psychology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, is one of the winners of the 2025 Open Access Award. (more…)

New Film Captures the Value and Excitement of Ethics Bowl

The Bowl is a new documentary that follows a team of six girls and their teacher as they prepare for and compete in the National High School Ethics Bowl—and you may be able to arrange an interactive screening of it in your town. (more…)

Philosophers at Clemson Defend the Academic Freedom of Colleagues

Two philosophers at Clemson University, each in their own way, have responded to their employer’s punishment of faculty for their comments following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (more…)

The Hidden Costs of Being a Non-Native English Speaker in Philosophy (guest post)

Last year, a group of scholars launched an international survey of philosophers on the dominant language of philosophy today—“academic English”—and the challenges faced by native and non-native speakers of everyday English as they work in this language. (more…)

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Jonathan Lear (1948-2025)

Jonathan Lear, Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died. (more…)

What Will Academia.edu Do with Its New Rights to Your Name, Likeness, and Voice? (updated)

Users of the Academia.edu service are cancelling their subscriptions in response to perceived overreach by the firm in its recent update to its terms of service. (more…)

Will US Universities Pay $100,000 for H-1B Visas?

The Trump administration announced on Friday that as of yesterday, new applications for H-1B visas will only be accepted if accompanied by a $100,000 payment. (more…)

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The PSA’s “Office Hour” Returns

The Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) is continuing its excellent expert “office hour” series this semester—a program other academic associations should consider adopting. (more…)

Which Philosophy Grad Programs Are Accepting Fewer or No Applications for Next Year?

A reader says she has heard rumors of some departments of philosophy deciding to not accept any applications to their graduate programs, or to offer admission to a smaller number of applicants, this year (for students who would be starting in Fall 2026). (more…)

One of Philosophy’s Most Influential Public Voices May Lose His Own

“Basically, the parts of my brain that tell my mouth how to produce speech are gradually shutting down. Over time my speech is likely to worsen, and eventually I may not be able to speak at all.” (more…)

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… (more…)

George Pappas (1942-2025)

George S. Pappas, professor emeritus of philosophy at The Ohio State University, has died. (more…)

A Collection of Advice for Graduate Students

There’s a lot of advice floating around online for graduate students, but it can be hard to find, and hard for newbies to judge whether it’s any good. (more…)