Author: Justin Weinberg
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The Philosophical Rasika Report
Interested in getting a PhD specializing in Indian Philosophy? The “Philosophical Rasika Report” offers some guidance.
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The Not-So-Silent Generation in Philosophy (guest post)
“What explains the Silent Generation’s disproportionate representation among the most influential philosophers in the mainstream Anglophone tradition?”
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In What Kind of Publications are the Articles You’re Most Proud Of?
A self-described “reasonably well-published associate professor” shared the following observation about his own writing:
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Why Won’t the APA Meet in New Orleans (or Many Other US Cities)?
Georgi Gardiner, a philosopher at Tulane University, wanted to know why it seemed that the American Philosophical Association (APA) would not be holding events…
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The Benefits of Studying Philosophy: Not Just Selection Effects?
Philosophy majors do well according to various measures of critical reasoning and intellectual habits. But is this an effect of studying philosophy, or an…
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Out with the Future of Humanity, in with the “Challenges Faced by Humanity Today”
Following the closure of its Future of Humanity Institute this past April, the University of Oxford today launched the Uehiro Oxford Institute (UOI), which…
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New Placement Data
Academic Philosophy Data and Analysis (APDA) has been updated to include information through 2023, and the new data has been incorporated into its interactive…
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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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Gerald J. Massey (1934-2024)
Gerald J. Massey, Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, has died.
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Steven Burns (1941-2024)
Steven A.M. Burns, professor of philosophy (retired) at Dalhousie University, has died.
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Philosopher Sara Green Wins Royal Danish Academy’s Silver Medal
Sara Green, a philosopher of science at the University of Copenhagen, is the recipient of this year’s Silver Medal from the Royal Danish Academy of…
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The Outsider Perspective
At one point in his 2017 Dewey Lecture (the audio of which was recently posted at the Blog of the APA), William Lycan (UNC)…
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Have an Idea for a Philosophy App?
About five years ago, Caleb Ontiveros, a former philosophy graduate student who went into software engineering, wrote a guest post for Daily Nous about…
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A Photographer’s Reflections on His Philosophers
“When I made the first series, one of the things I was most amazed by was how intolerant philosophers seemed.”