Lang on Academic Freedom
Gerald Lang (Leeds) has a thoughtful discussion of academic freedom, prompted by the UK government’s appointment of a “free speech tsar” (who happens to be Cambridge philosopher Arif Ahmed), over at the PEA Soup Blog. (more…)
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Proportionality, Psychic Harm, and the Day After (guest post)
“Once we count psychic harm, it looks like Israel’s war might be proportional. But it could be proportional only if the Israelis aren’t imposing on basically all Gazans a greater psychic burden than the psychic burden that Israelis hope to avoid,” which could be the case “if Israel takes it upon itself, as soon as possible, to reassure the Gazans that Gaza will not ..
Philosophy Professor vs. University on Accommodations
A philosophy professor at Queen’s University in Canada has been booted from the logic course she was teaching owing to a dispute between her and the university’s Exams Office over accommodating students who require the use of a computer for taking exams. (more…)
Offering Free and Low-Cost Philosophy Programs to the Public
Wisdom’s Edge Foundation is a non-profit organization that “brings philosophy to the edges of society.” (more…)
The Rise of English as the Global Lingua Franca of Academic Philosophy (guest post)
“We think it is more or less inevitable at this point that English will be the global lingua franca of academic philosophy for the foreseeable future. We also think it is for the most part a good thing. But it has also produced some problems…” (more…)
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Flipping the Conference
An upcoming philosophy conference is organized around those interesting and fruitful conversations that take place between the official talks. (more…)
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Condemnations, Moral Guidance, and Gaza (guest post)
“The absence of moral guidance by philosophical condemners conveys that they do not think of Israelis as friends whom they want to morally improve. Perhaps, worse, it reflects the sense that there is something morally improper about providing Israelis with guidance and advice…” (more…)
Goldstein from Dianoia/ACU to Hong Kong
Simon Goldstein, currently associate professor at the soon-to-be-eliminated Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University, will be moving to the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he will be a tenured associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
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Philosophy Summer Programs for Graduate Students/PhDs – 2024
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2024 Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or PhDs in philosophy. (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs for Undergraduates – 2024
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2024 Programs in Philosophy for college undergraduates. (more…)
Philosophy Summer Programs for High School Students – 2024
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books… (more…)
First Issue of Philosophy of Physics Published
The inaugural issue of the journal Philosophy of Physics (PoP) has been published. (more…)
Russell from Dianoia/ACU to ANU
Gillian Russell, currently professor of philosophy at the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University, will become professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU). (more…)
John Lachs (1934-2023)
John Lachs, professor emeritus of philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has died. (more…)
In Which Areas of Philosophy Should We Expect Faster Progress?
On what we can call the answers model of philosophy, the primary aim of philosophy is to learn philosophical truths, and a primary form of philosophical progress is learning true answers to “the big questions of philosophy,” as David Chalmers (NYU) puts it. (more…)
Green from MIT to JHU
E.J. Green has accepted an offer from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a tenured associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
What Are Some of Your Sayings? (for World Philosophy Day)
Philosopher Chosen to Lead Center on “Computation and Just Communities”
Dartmouth University earlier this fall launched its Susan and James Wright Center for the Study of Computation and Just Communities, and named philosophy professor Susan Brison as its inaugural director. (more…)
Publisher Stops Selling Two Books about Philosophers over Citation Problems
The University of Chicago Press (UCP) has ceased selling two books about philosophers because their authors did not properly cite sources. (more…)
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Utilitas Becomes Open Access
At the end of October, Utilitas, one of the leading journals in moral philosophy, converted to an open-access publication. (more…)