Month: February 2026
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How Much Reading Do You Assign? Poll Results
Last week, I asked philosophy instructors to let us know how much reading they assign in their undergraduate courses.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
This is the weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new podcast episodes, recently published…
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Can AI Write a Useful Philosophical Literature Review? (guest post)
A pair of philosophers have developed a new research tool that uses AI to provide comprehensive and reliable philosophical literature reviews, and they’d like…
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APA Joins Other Organizations in Calling for Texas A&M to Rescind Censorship Policies
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has signed onto to a letter by PEN America to the Texas A&M University System Regents “to request that…
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Placement, Program Ratings, Student Comments, and Keywords: an APDA Update (guest post)
What’s the latest data about philosophy graduate programs?
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A Brief Appreciation of Rawls
If you appreciate Rawls, you should read this brief essay by Joseph Heath. If you don’t appreciate Rawls, you should read this brief essay…
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Philosophia’s Outstanding Referee Award
In 2024, Philosophia: A Global Journal of Philosophy introduced an “Outstanding Referee Award“, joining a small number of journals that single out particular referees for special…
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How Much Reading Do You Assign?
At the end of this post is a poll about how much reading you assign. Please take part in it if you teach philosophy…
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Laurence Thomas (1949-2025)
Laurence Thomas, professor emeritus of philosophy at Syracuse University, died this past December.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
This is the weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, new podcast episodes, recently published…
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Hyska from Northwestern to Leeds
Megan Hyska, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, will be moving to University of Leeds, where she will be associate professor of philosophy.
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Tenure to Be Eliminated at Many Public Colleges in Oklahoma
It appears that no new tenure-track hires will be made at public regional universities and community colleges in Oklahoma.
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David T. Wasserman (1953-2025)
David T. Wasserman, a bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health, died this past December.
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When the University President Endorses the “Indoctrination” Narrative (multiple updates)
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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Buffalo Philosophers Receive $4 Million Grant for Civil Discourse Initiative
The faculty of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program at the University at Buffalo were awarded a $4 million grant from the US…
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Justifying the Inclusion of Race, Gender, Sexuality (etc.) in Philosophy Courses
Some university administrations are (as we have seen) trying to prevent professors from teaching about topics related to gender, sexuality, and race.
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Is Artificial General Intelligence Here?
“For the first time in human history, we are no longer alone in the space of general intelligence.”
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A New Hub for Bioethics Bowl Information
A new website serves as a centralized source of information for “Bioethics Bowl,” a learning competition modeled after the popular Ethics Bowl events, but…