Author: Justin Weinberg
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Patriotism, etc.
In light of Donald Trump’s election victory, there are both substantive and strategic reasons to take up questions about what patriotism is and what…
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Beall to Remain at Notre Dame
Jc Beall, professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, who had accepted an offer from the National University of Singapore (NUS), has…
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Election Day Predictions
Today is Election Day in the United States, and many people will have the close presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on…
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First-Year “Proseminars” in Philosophy Grad Programs
Many philosophy graduate programs have a course all of their first-year students are supposed to take together. They go by different names at different…
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Christopher Hookway (1949-2024)
Christopher Hookway, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield, died last month.
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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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Michael Ruse (1940-2024)
Michael Ruse, who was professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Guelph and retired from Florida State University, has died.
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What Philosophical Idea Or Position Do You Find The Scariest?
[It has been eight years since this was posted, which is enough time, I think, for some new answers to have arisen…] It’s Halloween,…
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$1 Million Grant for Project on Nonreligious Revelation
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $1,149,239 grant to philosopher L.A. Paul (Yale) and psychologist Molly Crockett (Princeton) in support of their “Revelation…
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Jargonium
Jargonium is a group blog aimed at bridging the humanities and sciences with a focus on the philosophy of chemistry.
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Ted Honderich (1933-2024)
Ted Honderich, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College London, died earlier this month.
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Surviving the “Precarious Years”
“Lassiter taught nearly 50 courses before he began a tenure-track job in 2013. He ordinarily took on three courses in Fall and Spring semesters,…
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Gruen is the 2024 SWIP Distinguished Philosopher of the Year
Lori Gruen, professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, has been named the 2024 Distinguished Philosopher of the Year by the Eastern Division of the…
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Philosophy Grad Program Application Info Spreadsheet – 2024-25 Edition
An open-access spreadsheet about philosophy graduate program admissions which includes information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and so on, as well as…
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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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Some Very Good Recent Philosophy Articles
Let’s call a philosophy article “recent” if it has been published in the past five years.
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Berggruen Institute Announces Winners of Its New $25,000 Essay Prize
The Berggruen Institute, a think tank oriented around cross-cultural and philosophical approaches to big questions about how to “best support flourishing relations between humans,…