Author: Justin Weinberg
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Scholars Protest Flawed Evaluation of Polish Institute of Philosophy and Sociology
Scholars are objecting to a decision by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education to let stand what they’re calling a “flawed and…
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Boston University Suspends PhD Admissions in Philosophy & Other Fields (updated)
Boston University (BU) has suspended admissions to PhD programs in a dozen departments in its College of Arts and Sciences, including philosophy, according to…
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World Philosophy Day Is this Thursday
World Philosophy Day is the third Thursday of November. That’s this Thursday. Is your department doing anything to mark the day? Are you?
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Woodward wins Hempel Award
James Woodward, emeritus professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, is the winner of the Philosophy…
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Publishers Using AI-Written Abstracts of Your Work – CORRECTION
Academic publishing corporation Wiley appears to be using a large language model (such as ChatGPT) to generate abstracts for works it publishes, without involving…
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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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The Painting Commissioned to Respond to Hume’s Racism
“In 1753… David Hume had published a revised version of one of his celebrated essays, on ‘National Characters’. In a lengthy new footnote, he…
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Political Philosophy’s “Obsolescence” In a World of Trump, etc.
“I strongly suspect that much of political philosophy and political theory and not a little bit of ‘applied,’ policy-salient ethics of the last three…
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Little Things Journals Can Change Now To Improve the Review Process
Maybe you’re among those who are hoping for drastic changes to the practices and norms of reviewing manuscripts for publication in philosophy journals.
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Philosophers Available To Referee
Some people are asked to referee papers for philosophy journals way too much. Others are asked less frequently.
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When Publishers Want to License Your Book to Generative AI Firms (updated)
Is it part of your book contract that your publisher may license your book to the makers of ChatGPT or other large language models…
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George Smith (1938-2024)
George E. Smith, professor emeritus of philosophy at Tufts University, has died.
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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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Chirimuuta Wins Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize
Mazviita Chirimuuta (Edinburgh) has been named the winner of the 2024 Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy.
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LLM Chatbots Are Now “Peer-Reviewing” Papers
Just when you thought peer review couldn’t get any worse…
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Large Grant for Beliefless Spirituality Project
T. Ryan Byerly (University of Sheffield) has won a grant of nearly $700,000 in support of “The Beliefless Spirituality Project: Philosophical Foundations and Scientific…
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Bernard Manin (1951-2024)
Bernard Manin, a French political theorist and philosopher who was Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and Emeritus…
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What I Said to My Students about the Election
There’s been a lot of discussion on social media today among professors about what they should say to their students about the election.