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Raimo Tuomela (1940-2020)

Raimo Heikki Tuomela, Professor Emeritus in Practical Philosophy, University of Helsinki, has died.

November 27, 2020
From Maps to Apps: Introducing Students to Argument-Mapping (guest post)

In the following guest post*, Chad Mohler, professor of philosophy at Truman State University, describes a cool new argument-mapping app he has created and…

November 25, 2020
Philosophy Under Threat at St. Mary’s College

The administration at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is considering eliminating the school’s philosophy programs.

November 25, 2020
Philosophers Among New Class of AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAs) has announced its 2020 class of fellows. Most of the 489 new fellows are scientists,…

November 25, 2020
Mind Chunks

November 24, 2020
Conference Idea: Small Sessions for Grad Students & Keynote Speakers (guest post)

In the following guest post,* Carlota Salvador Megias, a recent graduate from the MA program in philosophy at the University of Bergen, shares an…

November 24, 2020
A Big List of Philosophy Podcasts (updated)

How many philosophy podcasts are there?

November 23, 2020
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

November 23, 2020
Mini-Heap

New links of interest to those interested in philosophy…

November 23, 2020
Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929-2020)

This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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

November 20, 2020
How to Publish a Journal Article in Philosophy: Advice for Graduate Students and New Assistant Professors (guest post)

In the following guest post,* Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, shares his “possibly quirky advice” about publishing in…

November 20, 2020
New Philosophy Podcasts

A couple of new philosophy podcasts have started up recently.

November 20, 2020
Bat-Ami Bar On

Bat-Ami Bar On, professor of philosophy, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, director of the university’s Institute for Advanced…

November 20, 2020
Mini-Heap

The latest additions to the Heap of Links…

November 18, 2020
Anne Seller (1941-2020)

Anne Seller, a philosopher who taught at the University of Kent for many years, has died.

November 18, 2020
Chaospet

November 17, 2020
Things Philosophers Know About Science That You Don’t

What do philosophers know that others don’t? This post intiates an occasional series that asks philosophers to engage with the “conventional wisdom” on various…

November 17, 2020
Philosophy for All Ages for World Philosophy Day (guest post by Emma Worley)

World Philosophy Day is coming up this Thursday. In this guest post*, Emma Worley co-founder and co-CEO of The Philosophy Foundation, shares her organization’s…

November 17, 2020
Will Conferences Recover? Should They?

With promising news of a vaccine, one might hope not just for saved lives, but a return to “normal life,” including the regular features…

November 16, 2020
Mini-Heap

Recent additions to the Heap of Links…

November 16, 2020

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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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Henry Shevlin on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Oh, and with end-2030 as the specific resolution date!
Henry Shevlin on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
It was back in May 2023, we were walking in Riverside, and I was making the case that by the end of the decade AI would be able…
David Wallace on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I can certainly see the case that, if AI progress slows or stalls, that the major companies won't be able to service their debt and will go bankrupt.…
exasperated grad student on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
There are blogosphere posts about LLMs basically every single day, often multiple, and as far as I can tell almost all of them have the unquestioned starting premise…
Michel on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Only if you use entrails.
Meme on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I don’t understand your comment. You aptly described the situation I’m lamenting (as sort of “cosmically unfair,” with no one particular to blame). But then you warn against…
Runa on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Ouji boards work too, I heard.
Ben on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
What a depressing view of the profession, and I strongly disagree with it. I don't actually think salami slicing is all that common in philosophy. I take pride…
AGT on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Yes, but assuming now that those who today 'do' philosophy, do it because they like it, despite the pressures, the incentives system, the publish and perish, the impossible…
Runa on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Thanks!
AGT on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I still think that this prediction (or, shall we say, hope?) is way too optimistic. If universities weren't run as businesses, I might even believe it, but not…
Derek Baker on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Why assume that other countries want to build AI so powerful that they can't control it? So far that's really just been the US frontier labs, and it…
Kenny Easwaran on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I'm not sure I understand the complaint here. The one that makes the most sense to me is the complaint that people at a particular career stage -…
why on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Hmm… Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy
Kenny Easwaran on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I think because 90% of the events and discussions that are affecting philosophy as of late are related to AI.

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