Author: Justin Weinberg
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High School Student’s Death by Suicide Seems Related to Ethics Course Discussion
A “16-year-old who tragically leaped to his death at New York City’s famed Regis High School had gotten into hot water after taking a…
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World Philosophy Day is Next Thursday
World Philosophy Day is the third Thursday of November. That’s next Thursday. How will you be celebrating?
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A Mess at Texas A&M
The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents took steps yesterday to impose its conservative ideology on college students by prohibiting professors from teaching…
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Philosopher-Led Project on AI and Evolving Norms of Inquiry
How is the development and use of artificial intelligence changing the norms of inquiry and knowledge production across different disciplines?
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What’s in a Name? “Philosophy” in Non-European Traditions (guest post)
If certain cultures didn’t have the word “philosophy,” or a word that can directly be translated with “philosophy,” is it illegitimate, maybe culturally imperialist,…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes…
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Which AI’s Might be Conscious, and Why it Matters (guest post)
Large language models like ChatGPT are not conscious, but there are other “serious contenders for AI consciousness that exist today” Furthermore, “AI development will…
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How (and Why) to Organize a Zero-Budget Conference (guest post)
“Obtain free publicity for your conference by writing a post for Daily Nous in which you get to mention it.”
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Ebert from Stirling to Salzburg
Philip A. Ebert, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Stirling, has accepted an offer from the University of Salzburg, where he will…
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My Crystal Ball
At the end of October, 2015 I made five predictions about “the state of philosophy in ten years.” How was my forecasting?
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Millions in Funding for 3 Philosophical Projects in Finland
The Research Council of Finland has announced the new recipients of its Academy Professorship and Centres of Excellence in Research funding.
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Menn from McGill to Toronto
Stephen Menn, currently Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, will be moving to the University of Toronto, where he will be the inaugural holder…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes…
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Which Philosophy Ideas Make for Good Costumes? (redux)
Are we making progress in philosophy? Or at least in philosophy-themed costumes? Here’s one way to find out.
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New: Online Master’s Program in Applied Ontology
The University at Buffalo is launching a fully online program in applied ontology.