Two Ideas for Improving the Future of Philosophy (guest post)
“In this post, I want to encourage a conversation about active steps that we—all of us who love, teach, and write philosophy—might take to help philosophy’s future.” (more…)
Bernstein and Nolan from Notre Dame to Santa Cruz
Sara Bernstein and Daniel Nolan, currently professors of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, will be moving to the University of California, Santa Cruz, where Bernstein will be professor and chair of philosophy, and Nolan will be professor of philosophy. (more…)
The Honor Society for Philosophy Students Aims to Grow
Phi Sigma Tau is an honor society for undergraduates in philosophy. It currently has over 230 chapters in the United States at various institutions of higher education, and is looking for faculty to serve as officers for its national leadership. (more…)
“You’re welcome to utilise AI platforms for creating your vision statement”
Publishing corporation Wiley has updated its pages for Philosophy and Public Affairs, now that its editors have all resigned, and has announced it is seeking new co-editors-in-chief for the journal. (more…)
Academic Publisher Sells Authors’ Work to Microsoft for AI Training
The international academic publishing company Taylor and Francis says “it is providing Microsoft non-exclusive access to advanced learning content and data to help improve relevance and performance of AI systems”. (more…)
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$2.5 Million Grant for Philosopher-Led Project on Diversity & Disagreement
“Dynamism is the core of liberalism. The reason why liberalism is better than its global competitors, such as authoritarianism or different forms of perfectionism, is because it harnesses disagreements and diversity and channels it into productive outcomes.” (more…)
Philosophers Among the British Academy’s 2024 Fellows
The British Academy has announced the selection of 86 new fellows, and several philosophers are among them. (more…)
The Benefits of Student Autonomy
What I sometimes call the “great Millian hope” is that freedom, knowledge, and happiness are positively correlated. A new study conducted by a philosopher and a psychologist provide some reasons to think that, in the college classroom at least, the hope can be realized. (more…)
The Case for Diamond Open Access
“As editors of one of our field’s leading journals, we feel a strong responsibility to help build collective momentum towards a better arrangement: a publishing model that no longer wastes massive amounts of public resources feeding profits to private corporations, secures editorial independence against the pressures of profit-making and makes research available to ..
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Academic Equipment: The Chair
When you sit down to do your work, on what do you sit? (more…)
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NYU Receives $6 Million for Mind, Ethics, & Policy Center
New York University has received $6 million in donations for an endowment to support the creation of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy (CMEP). (more…)
New AI Venture Focuses on Mathematical Reasoning
Of possible interest to philosophers working in logic and philosophy of math, as well as anyone curious about the reasoning abilities of artificial intelligence is a new model from Harmonic called “Aristotle”. (more…)
Where Should Moral Philosophy Begin? (guest post) (updated)
“In thinking about trolley problems, to what extent have you put yourself in the shoes of the person at the switch… and to what extent have you put yourself into the shoes of those tied to the tracks?” (more…)
Lillehammer from Birkbeck to Sheffield
Hallvard Lillehammer, currently Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, will be moving to the University of Sheffield, where he will be Professor of Philosophy. (more…)
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Supporting Higher Education in Gaza (guest post)
“No matter what else one thinks of this conflict, our hearts should break over the loss of educational opportunities for over a million people which will extend far beyond this war.” (more…)
Latest Surprise Firing at Australian Catholic University
In the latest of a series of actions that appear to be an attempt prove itself an employer of last resort, Australian Catholic University (ACU) has fired philosopher Stephen Finlay, the former director of its Dianoia Institute, which it abruptly shut down last year, despite the fact that it announced at the time that Finlay would have a position in its Institute for..
Kathleen Okruhlik (1951-2024)
Kathleen Okruhlik, a philosopher at Western University, died last month. (more…)
Official & Unofficial Action
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States, issued yesterday, concerns the extent to which the president is immune from criminal prosecution. (more…)
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Online Philosophy Resources (Monthly) Update
The usual weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books is a monthly report this summer. (more…)
Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prizes Awarded
The Royal Institute of Philosophy has announced the winners of essay prizes for its publications Philosophy and Think. (more…)
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Journal of the APA to Go Open Access
In less than two weeks, the Journal of the American Philosophical Association (JAPA) will transition into an open access journal. (more…)
Moral Progress & Moral Philosophers
A post by Eric Schliesser (Amsterdam) at Digressions & Impressions, responding to an essay by Daniel Kelly and Evan Westra (Purdue) at Aeon that was mentioned recently in the Heap of Links, raises questions about moral progress and the role that the work of moral philosophers plays in it. (more…)