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October 14, 2021
New: Asian Journal of Philosophy

Asian Journal of Philosophy is a new online academic philosophy journal that aims to publish “high-quality articles in any area of analytic philosophy, but…

October 13, 2021
Levelling the Linguistic Playing Field within Academic Philosophy (guest post)

Stylistic norms for writing affect philosophers’ professional prospects in unfair ways, and what one thinks should be done about this may be tied to…

October 13, 2021
To φ Or Not To φ

October 12, 2021
Enough Ranking (guest post)

“The project of ranking one place against another completely distorts the sorts of aspirations we should have for the field.”

October 12, 2021
The Job Market is Back, Baby! (guest post)

Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has once again taken a look at the advertisements for academic positions in philosophy, and…

October 12, 2021
The Philosopher’s Archive in the Digital Age: David Lewis and His Correspondence (guest post)

“There are both intellectual and practical questions here. On the intellectual side, a major question is how the medium of email affects the communication…

October 11, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…

October 11, 2021
Discipline Size and Progress, in General and in Philosophy

When a field of study becomes large enough, its size “may impede the rise of new ideas,” according to Johan S.G. Chu and James…

October 8, 2021
Students at Sussex Campaign to Get Philosopher Fired (updated)

An “anonymous, unaffiliated group of queer, trans, and non-binary students” at the University of Sussex is calling for the school to fire philosophy professor…

October 8, 2021
Rudolf Makkreel (1939-2021)

Rudolf Makkreel, professor emeritus of philosophy at Emory University, has died.

October 8, 2021
Ideas for a 7th Grade Philosophy Club

Emily is a seventh grade student who chimed in on an earlier post where she mentioned, “I am trying to get more people to…

October 7, 2021
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October 7, 2021
Making the Abundance of Philosophy on Video More Usable

An effort is underway to curate the vast number of philosophy videos that can be found on YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, and elsewhere on the…

October 7, 2021
Brian Penrose (1956-2021)

Brian Penrose, a long-time member of the Philosophy Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, died last month. The following guest post is by…

October 6, 2021
Mind Chunks

October 5, 2021
Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy Based on Job Placement and Student Experience (guest post)

Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) is a resource for prospective philosophy graduate students and others to learn about how well particular graduate programs…

October 5, 2021
Free Software for Advanced Logic Courses

Students nowadays might struggle in more advanced logic courses not just because the material is difficult, but because they’re used to learning logic with…

October 5, 2021
Using “Distant Reading” to Complement Close Reading

“I don’t think the computers will ever replace the people when it comes to interpreting philosophical texts. It’s rather that we humans can use…

October 4, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…

October 4, 2021

Heap of Links

Does the principle of sufficient reason imply panpsychism? If it does, do we then ponens or tollens? — Sam Kimpton-Nye on these questions and the "demand for intelligibility"
PTSD flashbacks may be harmful, but they may also be helpfully “resupplying phenomenal experience” to those who, owing to trauma, are “grasp alienated” — Michaela McSweeney on trauma and "madness-as-strategy"
A look at the very first issue of Mind — Brett Mullins surveys its articles on the occasion of the journal's 150th anniversary
The most bizarre plagiarism-related story ever — featuring: a death, an investigator, a dissertation, a mysterious red book, and more
New data on earnings by major and university — though not all universities
“AI poses two different existential threats to [our] valuing practices” — Jordan MacKenzie offers an account of why negative judgments about AI taking over our creative and caring activities are justified
“Submission” is a humorous clicker-style game about starting a career in academic philosophy (or not) — created by Nat Hansen
“The best investment in education is to become the most human human—a challenging, fulfilling, exciting pursuit that connects us across generations” — an interview with Christa Acampora, philosopher and dean of Arts & Sciences at UVA
“What would happen if we tried to live without the mythology of agency at all?” — It's worth pondering, since "agency is just an internal command hallucination," says Alexander Douglas
“Reading List” is a free Mac app for keeping track of papers to read — philosophy PhD student Hayden Kajercline created this productivity tool for researchers, with help from Claude
How should we react to scary predictions about AI? “First: by asking questions” — "If you believe predictions uncritically, it amounts to obeying in advance," says Carissa Véliz
“I feel unbelievably lucky that I was able to make philosophy my profession” — Karen Ng reflects on her path into philosophy, at #first-genphilosophers
The ordinary concept of knowledge “doesn’t work at all the way philosophers said it does” — a round-up of studies shows how weird the philosophers' version of the concept is
1000 or so psychiatrists were asked to diagnose standardized clinical case vignettes. “Two doctors agreed on the diagnosis only 55% of the time” — What does this tell us about psychiatry? Or about other fields in which experts disagree?
Where Aristotle taught Alexander — "this newest dig may be the most revealing yet, offering insight into the specifics of Alexander the Great’s education"
Over 4000 of the Justice Department’s lawyers have left their jobs since Trump’s second term began — The New Yorker on the moral dilemma facing some government employees: resign and avoid complicity, or stay and resist where one can?
Underappreciated philosophy published between 1970-2019 — some old posts to which you can still add works that should be better appreciated
The AI threat to independent student writing is not necessarily a threat to student learning — what's needed, says Joe Cruz, are courses "in which ideas are expressed in real time and analytical thought unfolds as a debate or an oral defense or a group discussion"—and small enough classes to make that work
Would you take a pill that allows you, with no ill health effects, to permanently forgo sleep? — Rebecca Lowe thinks you have no good reason not to, though she neglects to consider that sometimes it's the world that needs a break from you
Fifty essays in the philosophy of paleontology — by Max Dresow at the Extinct blog

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krell_154 on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Exactly. A just world is possible, if only everyone decides to behave justly. Alas, they won't.
Derek Baker on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
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An interesting discussion about the purpose of philosophy and the importance of critical thinking. Exploring different perspectives helps us question assumptions and develop a deeper understanding of complex…
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Also, even if 95% percent of folks agreed and had collective willpower, Trump (with his band of tech oligarchs) are cheering 'build baby build!', and so far no…
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Yes; "yes, a thousand times, yes." Approaching the global threat of AI, as have previously understood nuclear arms escalation threats, is precisely the right kind of model to…
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It certainly serves the interests of the extant leaders in the field to pause development before the competition can catch up, and before they can collapse under the…
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I don't know about hacking but I would have thought building bombs and designing pathogens getting your hands on the materials is by far the hard part rather…
Nick Laskowski on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Let's assume that this kind of hardwired pause can work. Can someone help me feel a bit better about our ability to prevent a malicious actor from using…
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If by possible we mean metaphysically possible, then we could do a lot more than is laid out in this proposal. If by possible we mean practicable or…
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So people talk about this as a collective action problem. But it isn’t actually clear that’s what’s going on. Based on their AI policy, I think China just…
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AI will never replace your invaluable contributions, Meme.
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