Author: Justin Weinberg
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Peter Singer Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize
The 2021 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, a $1 million prize, has been awarded to philosopher Peter Singer (Princeton University).
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Are We Serious About Critical Thinking?
In 1979 philosopher Douglas Stalker (University of Delaware, now retired) adopted the stage persona Captain Ray of Light, a pseudo-science hawking speaker whose humorous…
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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Prizes
The Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought (BIAPT) has announced the winners of its Early Career and Mid-Career Prizes.
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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…
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Ethics & Civic Education Program Seeks Help from Philosophers
An ethics and civic education program aimed at underserved communities and under-resourced schools, a project of the Parr Center for Ethics at the University of…
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Percentage of Women Graduating with Philosophy Degrees Increases
In 2020, 39% of undegraduates leaving colleges with degrees in philosophy were women, up from 35% in 2017, reports Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside).
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The Different Ways Philosophy Journals May Be Good Journals
Who is the best philosopher? What is the best philosophical idea? What’s the best philosophy book ever written? These are, to put it politely,…
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Zheng from Yale-NUS to Glasgow
Robin Zheng, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Yale-National University of Singapore, has accepted an offer of a permanent position in philosophy at the…
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CUNY Grad Students Penalized for Not Moving to NY During Pandemic
Some graduate students in their 2nd year of study at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY) are being charged…
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Making Haiku and Art from the SEP
Maximilian Noichl (University of Vienna), whose visualizations and data analysis has been featured before on Daily Nous (see here), has taken up a new…
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Considering Leaving Academic Philosophy?
If you’re considering leaving academic philosophy, you may find a recent post by Greg Stoutenberg at Philosophers’ Cocoon useful.
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Philosopher’s Annual Volume 40 Released
Philosopher’s Annual, an attmpt to select the “best” articles published in philosophy each year—a task the editors admit is “as simple to state as…
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$1.4 Million Grant for Philosopher’s Project on Causal Analysis
Michael C. Baumgartner, professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen, has been awarded a NOK12,000,000 (approximately $1.4 million) grant from the Research Council…
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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…
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University to Faculty Concerned about Covid: “Beg”
“We are discouraged from “sharing Covid data that is not related to the course.” Presumably, nattering on about the state’s overburdened hospitals, worn-down physicians,…
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Of Philosophy and Dogs
Apparently today is International Dog Day. This means we have an excuse to talk about dogs.