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July 20, 2021
Philosopher Among Dutch Research Council Grant Winners

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded 78 researchers “Vidi” grants of €800,000 (approximately $943,000) to develop their research and set up research groups…

July 20, 2021
Long-Running Ethics Blog Seeks New Editors

PEA Soup, a blog about “philosophy, ethics, and academia” that has been running for 17 years, is in need of new leadership.

July 20, 2021
Mini-Heap

New philosophy-related links…

July 20, 2021
Jorge J. E. Gracia (1942-2021)

Jorge J.E. Gracia, professor emeritus of philosophy and comparative literature at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has died.

July 19, 2021
Blowing the Whistle on John Searle

“I’m writing to you in the hope that you can shine a public light on the behavior of John Searle, a renowned academic in…

July 19, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

July 19, 2021
Interview with Peter Hacker

“Philosophical investigation must engage with a significant part of our forms of thought and reasoning, with a large fragment of our conceptual scheme. Otherwise…

July 16, 2021
Planning an Environmentally Friendly In-Person Conference (guest post)

After over a year of COVID-caused mass experience with online academic conferencing, there has been a lot of discussion about whether, for environmental reasons,…

July 15, 2021
Philosophy Majors & High Standardized Test Scores: Not Just Correlation (guest post)

You’ve probably heard that philosophy majors do well on standardized tests for admission to graduate and professional programs, such as the GRE, LSAT, MCATs,…

July 14, 2021
What Do Philosophers Think About Human Extinction?

It’s a near certainty that humanity will come to an end, but what form this end might take, and when it might happen, are…

July 14, 2021
Mind Chunks

July 13, 2021
Sanders Foundation Announces Philosophy in the Media Initiative

The Marc Sanders Foundation has created a new fellowship program that “aims to increase the presence of philosophy in print, audio, and video media…

July 13, 2021
Templeton Launches Experimental Philosophy of Religion Multi-Team Project

The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $2,349,634, 3-year grant to Ian Church, assistant professor of philosophy at Hillsdale College, to lead a multi-team…

July 13, 2021
Mini-Heap

The latest additions to the Heap of Links…

July 13, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

July 13, 2021
The APA’s New Strategic Plan

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has released its new strategic plan, which describes the aims and priorities of the organization.

July 12, 2021
Mind Association Announces Fellowship Winners

The Mind Association has announced the winners of its 2021-22 Research Fellowships.

July 12, 2021
Schools in the U.S. with the Most Philosophy Majors (guest post)

Which colleges and universities in the United States have the most philosophy majors?

July 9, 2021
Arizona’s Legislative Attempt to Recruit Philosophers to Alter State’s K-12 Curriculum

While considering the state budget bill for 2021-22, the Arizona House of Representatives last month approved an amendment to it that would have required…

July 9, 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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Luis Bytner on What’s the Point of Philosophy (as an academic discipline)?
I think the goal of academic philosophy is to systematize the teaching of philosophy through various traditions, making it possible to suspend all existing theories about reality so…
Patrick Lin on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Oops, thanks for clueing me in, David. I hadn't read their report since the premise sounded so implausible. After skimming the report now, my assessment and comment still…
Student Philosopher on AI for Philosophy: Progress through Capital-Intensive Philosophy (guest post)
The cost of access to AI is currently being subsidized by investors and taxpayers. The current cost is not economically sustainable.
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…

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