Daily Nous - Page 127 of 374 - News for & about the philosophy profession

Skip to content

Twitter
Facebook
Bluesky
Instagram

RSS

Search

News for & about the philosophy profession

About
Comments Policy
Online Events
Philosophy Comics
CFP
Heap of Links
Supporters

Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups

Joshua Smart (Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville) is once again organizing virtual dissertation writing groups.

August 17, 2021
Philosophers Win Substantial ARC Early Career Awards

Several philosophy faculty are among the winners of Discovery Early Career Research Awards from the Australian Research Council (ARC).

August 17, 2021
Mini-Heap

The latest links in the Heap…

August 17, 2021
Free Online NYU Event to Bring Philosophy to High School Students

The Annual High School Philosophy Conference @ NYU, a free, online event aimed at introducing high school students to philosophy and motivating them to…

August 16, 2021
Campaign to Permanently Move Some APA Meetings Online

Philosophers for Sustainability, an international group of over 200 philosophers “that aims to encourage our profession to take leadership on climate change and environmental…

August 16, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

August 16, 2021
Bits of Laughing Matter (guest post)

Gerald Dworkin, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of California, Davis, seeks out philosophical humor and has put together a couple of…

August 13, 2021
Joseph Koterski (1953-2021)

Joseph Koterski, a professor of philosophy at Fordham University, has died.

August 13, 2021
Academic Freedom & COVID-Related Topics

How are universities regulating how faculty may discuss COVID-related topics such as mask wearing and vaccinations with students?

August 12, 2021
Grad Students: What Would You Tell Your Professors, But Can’t? (Volume 2)

Philosophy graduate students, what would you like to tell your professor(s) right now, but can’t?

August 12, 2021
Tanya Rodriguez (1972-2021)

Tanya Rodriguez, associate professor of philosopher at Sacramento City College, has died.

August 11, 2021
Philosophers Cited in IPCC Report

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing science related to climate change, earlier this week released the report…

August 11, 2021
Mind Chunks

August 10, 2021
Sarah Broadie (1941-2021)

Sarah Jean Broadie (née Waterlow), professor of philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, has died.

August 10, 2021
Deontologists, Utilitarians, and Predictability

Non-philosophers tend to view utilitarians as less moral and deontologists as more moral. The reason for this, according to recent research, is that deontologists…

August 10, 2021
Mini-Heap

New links for the Heap…

August 10, 2021
Grad Students: What Do You Wish You Knew? (Volume 2)

The academic year is soon upon us (don’t shoot the messenger). Philosophy departments are getting ready for a new class of graduate students and…

August 9, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

August 9, 2021
Children, Academia, and the Life of the Mind

“If children take time away from a habit of intellectual activity that is bad in itself, it’s hardly a real accusation against them.”

August 6, 2021
Impostor Syndrome, Brilliance, and Philosophy

A new study concludes that the more a discipline is thought to value innate “brilliance” or raw intellectual talent, the more that women in…

August 5, 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

Subscribe by Email

Get new Daily Nous posts delivered to your inbox.

Subscription Form

Δ

Archives

Select Month

Latest Comments

Dan Hooley on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
You can verify the destruction of GPUs. I’m not saying that’s the best option, but clearly it is an option.
David Wallace on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
This is precisely the issue that the report being discussed here is addressing.
Runa on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
yes. at last.
Patrick Lin on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Arms control ain't what it used to be. The main difference for cyberweapons and AI is that there's no plausible verification regime. They're not like bombs which can…
Dan Hooley on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
For those concerned with regulatory capture, Alex Tabarrok has a great post explaining why this doesn't fit calls to slow down AI progress: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/what-regulatory-capture-actually-looks-like.html
Marc Champagne on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
The fact that we are having this conversation, no matter its outcome, is a welcome change from the Mr.-Magoo-walking-into-traffic/Jesus-take-the-wheel approach of many.
AGT on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
What 'worked' with nuclear weapons was the threat of mutual destruction (i.e you stockpile as many weapons as possible and then never use them). So I guess, after…
AGT on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
I think they would just deny that the bomb is real and would just eat uranium for breakfast. I am sure there would be competitions of the sort…
krell_154 on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
In the age in which nuclear technology came to fruition, political systems, even in democracies, were vastly different than today and there was no social media. If that…
krell_154 on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Not as hard as you might think https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53944-x
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?
Everyone seems to agree the cyber/hacking threat from AI is real and is a cause for serious concern. At the same time, this also means AI can be…
mustafa on What’s the Point of Philosophy (as an academic discipline)?
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…
Runa on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
They will try their best to defeat science, careful reasoning, good sense and loving kindness, every step of the way. For what? killing and braggadocio around it, oil,…
HotWheelReggie1991 on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
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…

© Daily Nous

About Daily Nous