Ergo to Start Charging Submission Fee
“Effective immediately, Ergo is implementing a manuscript submission fee of $20. Authors will be able to opt out of the fee if they are unable to afford it.” (more…)
Assessment, ‘Rich Knowledge’, and Philosophy
“Teachers learn to maximise pupil performances considered desirable by examiners regardless of whether such performances manifest the understanding needed for the use and application of knowledge in contexts other than test conditions.” (more…)
Philippe Mongin (1950-2020)
Economist and philosopher Philippe Mongin died last month. (more…)
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The latest additions to the Heap of Links… (more…)
Andrea Tschemplik (1961-2020)
Andrea Tschemplik, associate professor of philosophy at American University, died last month. (more…)
The Guardian’s 2021 Philosophy Rankings
The Guardian has released the 2021 edition of its “Best UK Universities” list, which includes discipline-specific rankings.
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Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Mid- and Early-Career Prizes
The Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought (APT) has announced the winners of its mid-career and early-career prizes. (more…)
Nonfiction and Narrative Popular Philosophy (guest post by Barry Lam)
“The design features that make for good academic philosophy might make for terrible public philosophy…” (more…)
“Philosophy By Postcard” Questions & Answers
Last year, In Parenthesis launched a public philosophy project with An Post, the Republic of Ireland’s postal service, called Philosophy By Postcard. (more…)
Fraser from Hong Kong to Toronto
Chris Fraser, currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, will be moving to the University of Toronto. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books. (more…)
Philosophy Professor Fired After Posting Song on YouTube
James Spiegel, a professor of philosophy at Taylor University, a Christian liberal arts college in Indiana, was fired from his position after posting a video to YouTube of him performing one of his songs, “Little Hitler,” sharing it on Facebook, and refusing to take it down when asked to do so by the college administration. (more…)
Philosophers Win Large Grants from the ERC (updated)
A few philosophers have received large “Starting Grants” from the European Research Council (ERC) in its latest round of funding. (more…)
Trouble Seeing Comments?
A few Daily Nous readers have reported that occasionally when they view the site the comments on posts are not loading. (more…)
University Pandemic Policies as Business Ethics Case Studies
Earlier this week, the University of South Carolina noted on its COVID-19 “dashboard” that 27.7% of the students tested for the virus were infected with it. (more…)
If You Could Ask A Dead Philosopher…
Suppose you could ask a dead philosopher one question. Who would you ask, and what would you ask them? (more…)
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Mid-week Mini-Heap. (more…)
Mind Chunks
Large Grant Funds Boundary-Pushing Study of Moral Judgment
Santiago Amaya, professor of philosophy at the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), has been awarded a $250,000 grant to support his project, “Off the Rails: Moral Psychology Beyond Traditional Borders.” (more…)
Philosophy Under Threat at Adrian College
The Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Leadership at Adrian College in Michigan is one of three departments targeted for elimination by the administration of the university. (more…)
Virginia Tech Hires Six
The Department of Philosophy at Virginia Tech is beginning its 2020-21 academic year with six new faculty members. (more…)
Geography of Philosophy Project Wins Additional Funding
The Geography of Philosophy project, launched in 2017 with a $2.6 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, has recieved an additional $546,777 from the foundation to “enable Project teams around the world to transition to online data collection and continue the Project’s cutting edge, in depth studies, despite the disruptions caused by the global Covid-19 p..
Karen Warren (1947-2020)
Karen J. Warren, emeritus professor of philosophy at Macalester College, has died. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books.
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The most recent additions to the Heap of Links… (more…)
The Stand-Alone Philosophy Minor
At some schools, there’s no philosophy major, just a philosophy minor. What should it be like? (more…)
New Journal: Philosophy of Medicine
A new open-access journal, Philosophy of Medicine, has been launched and is now accepting submissions.
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Nicholas Sturgeon (1942-2020)
Nicholas L. Sturgeon, emeritus professor of philosophy at Cornell University, has died. (more…)