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Philosophy Profs Making Introductory Philosophy Videos for Students & the Public

The increase in remote and asynchronous teaching has led to more academics gaining familiarity and practice with making videos. Some philosophy professors have taken…

February 4, 2021
Philosophy on Clubhouse

Clubhouse is a new talk-based social network. It’s still in beta and admission to it is by invitation only, but reportedly there is some…

February 3, 2021
Did Frege Plagiarize the Stoics?

Frege “helped himself generously to Stoic logic” without ever crediting the Stoics or the author whose writings were his likely source about their ideas,…

February 3, 2021
Ad Hoc

February 2, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

Here’s the report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books.

February 2, 2021
Mini-Heap

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February 1, 2021
2021 PROSE Award in Philosophy

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the subject-category winners of its 2021 awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE awards). The awards…

February 1, 2021
Waheed Hussain (1972-2020) (updated)

Waheed Hussain, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, has died.

February 1, 2021
Bioethicists, Philosophers of Disability, and Canadian Euthanasia Law

Canadian legislators will be deliberating over Bill C-7 over the next few days. The bill would expand existing legislation regarding medical assistance in dying…

February 1, 2021
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The most recent additions to the Heap of Links…

January 29, 2021
An Intro Philosophy Course that Uses Podcasts Instead of Readings

Rani Lill Anjum, research fellow in philosophy at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is trying something new with her introductory philosophy course this term:…

January 27, 2021
Understanding Trans-Exclusionary Rhetoric in Philosophy with Help from J.K. Rowling

An insightful and entertaining video that explains why some of J.K. Rowling’s writings and statements are transphobic, and does so in a way that…

January 27, 2021
Mind Chunks

January 26, 2021
When Will You Be Able and Willing to Travel for Work Again? (updated)

This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review. The title and publication record are preserved; the original…

January 26, 2021
New Philosophy Magazine: The Raven

The Raven is a new philosophy magazine supported by the department of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) that aims to “revive a more…

January 26, 2021
Philosophers’ Non-Profit Offers Online Critical Thinking Course

A Boston-area non-profit organization has created a free*, online, critical thinking course for students and teachers—a “boot camp for arguments”—based on a pedagogical technique…

January 25, 2021
Mini-Heap

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January 25, 2021
Petition Opposing Suspension of Tenure in Kansas (updated)

The faculty at the University of Kansas (KU) have organized a petition to pressure the provost and chancellor at the university to disavow the…

January 25, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

Here’s the report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books.

January 25, 2021
Jim Edwards (1939-2021)

James “Jim” Edwards, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Glasgow, died earlier this month.

January 22, 2021

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Asking “How did I get here?” may help us reflect on the nature of personal identity in ways that asking “Who am I?” cannot — Marya Schechtman's 2024 Central Division Meeting Presidential Address
“Collecting is a game, but what kind of game? It is an imperfect information game of acquisition” — a theory of collecting, from Steven Hales
“A general human tendency: to overestimate how far we have come in the progress of human knowledge” — a lengthy interview with Thomas Nagel
“Many couples do not survive trauma like this” — A profile of Susan Brison—who was brutally attacked in 1990, and who wrote about it in Aftermath—and her husband, Thomas Trezise, who has now written his own book stemming from those events
“Bad AI Consciousness Takes” Bingo Card — Henry Shevlin's area of specialization is becoming a popular topic in popular discourse, and he can't stand the "cavalcade of terrible takes"
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"

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Patrick Lin on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Make Oracles Great Again (M.O.G.A.)! 🧘
Patrick Lin on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Thanks for the clarification, Wes. Ok, I've now read sec. 6.4.5. Just so I understand: Are you saying that “they would be so energy-intensive and impractical that it…
Hey Nonny Mouse on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Deciding what should be the currency of achievement in philosophy requires deciding what the professional point of our work is. We don't have agreement on this point. I…
Eric Steinhart on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
If AI really does start to do philosophy, then why are we talking about papers? Papers will be obsolete. Philosophical artifacts will be AIs themselves, built and trained…
Patrick Lin on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Here you go: "AI–AI bias: Large language models favor communications generated by large language models" https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2415697122
Dan Hooley on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
I know this isn't the focus of your report, but I'd be curious if Will or Wes have thoughts on the political feasibility of this proposal, compared to…
Will Fithian on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
> the proposed numbers seem really restrictive and like they go way beyond just pausing the frontier. This seems like it is intended to completely freeze the industry…
Derek Baker on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Thanks for the reply. China does express some concern, but their AI policy so far seems to indicate that they don't regard the more apocalyptic scenarios as that…
Runa on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
"… AI seems to assess AI driven-work more highly than human produced work (now called “AI bias”)." .Interesting. Can you point to any discussions/measurements of this?
Daniel on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Nothing is going to change. Just more of the same. More publications and less quality work. Standards will go up (now asking for more publications) but they are…
Meme on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Just a few CV heuristics, we’re such dummies!
Late-stage PhD on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Don't worry mate, it's been a goofy way of making a living anyway!
Wes Holliday on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Patrick, thanks for taking a look at the report. GPUs are an example of what we call "AI chips". We distinguish between datacenter-grade GPUs like H100s, H200s, etc.…
whatisgoodphilosophy on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
The other way to get around this is to have the journals (and the whole field) rethink the criteria of philosophical excellence. At some point, AI can definitely…
Michel on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Yeah, it's tiresome.

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