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An Argument to Move College Students to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is strengthening in parts of the United States, many universities here are planning to reopen their doors in the fall…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books.
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Controversy at Philosophical Psychology Leads to Editor’s Resignation
In December 2019, the journal Philosophical Psychology published an article calling for scholars to take more seriously genetics-based approaches to research on race and intelligence. Yesterday, an…
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Allen Wins $500,000 Kluge Prize
Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, has been named the winner…
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Philosophy at UWE Bristol Threatened (Updated)
The University of the West of England (UWE) at Bristol has announced plans to eliminate its degree programs in philosophy and effectively cease the…
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A History of Philosophy Journals Using Topic Modeling (guest post by Brian Weatherson)
This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review. The title and publication record are preserved; the original…
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Statues, Monuments, & Philosophy
Recent protests against racism have included or prompted the removal of statues and monuments honoring historical figures associated with racist actions and views around…
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The 2020 International Philosophy Olympiad: Online and Inclusive
The International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) is a philosophy writing competition and set of workshops and lectures for high school students, sponsored by the International Federation…
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Kosch from Cornell to Johns Hopkins
Michelle Kosch, currently professor of philosophy at Cornell University, has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
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Elmira College Cuts Philosophy (Updated)
Elmira College, a small private liberal arts college in New York, has announced that it is cutting several programs, including philosophy.
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Protesting the Murder of George Floyd
Protests against the institutionalized racist violence against blacks in the United States, most recently exemplified by the recent murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police…
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APA Election Results
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its recent elections.
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The Curious Case of a Quickly-Published Article (updated)
The article was submitted to a peer-reviewed philosophy journal on January 8th, accepted on January 24th, and published online on February 7th.
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Philosophers Among Recent NSF Grant Winners
The National Science Foundation (NSF) may not be the first place people think of when they think about support for philosophical research, but several philosophers are…
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David Miller Wins ECPR Lifetime Achievement Award
Political theorist and philosopher David Miller of Nuffield College, Oxford University, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).