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A Norm for Self-Citation (guest post by Colin Klein)

“How to self-cite without giving away your identity? I’ve seen two ways of doing it over the years. One is great, and one is…

September 24, 2020
What’s Utopian When The Status Quo is Unrealistic? (guest post by David Estlund)

“In these moments, we should appreciate that unrealistic political thought, including political philosophy, is of profound practical importance, and that it is overly discouraged—both…

September 23, 2020
New Site Presents Philosophy Job Placement Data

Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has created a new site to provide job placement information about philosophy Ph.D. programs.

September 22, 2020
Mini-Heap

New links in the Heap…

September 22, 2020
Protesting Cuts to Philosophy Departments Can Make A Difference

Recently announced plans to cut philosophy programs at the University of the West of England at Bristol (UWE) and Adrian College in Michigan have been…

September 21, 2020
Interactive Visualization of Philosophy on Wikipedia

How does Wikipedia “see” philosophy?

September 21, 2020
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (1932-2020)

Amélie Oksenberg Rorty, a philosopher known for her work in moral psychology and ethics, has died.

September 21, 2020
Philosophy Canceled at Southwest Baptist University

Is the administration at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) scared of philosophy?

September 18, 2020
Jeffrie Murphy (1940-2020)

Jeffrie G. Murphy, Regents Professor of Law, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University (ASU), has died.

September 18, 2020
Devon Belcher (1967-2020)

Devon Belcher, who until recently was associate professor of philosophy at Oglethorpe University, has died.

September 18, 2020
Mini-Heap

Recent additions to the Heap of Links…

September 18, 2020
Florida to Allow Philosophy Majors to Teach Social Sciences in Public Schools

The Florida Department of Education has proposed amending a rule governing what kinds of degrees people who teach social science classes in the state’s public schools…

September 17, 2020
Philosophy Graduate Admissions Spreadsheet

There’s an open-access spreadsheet all about philosophy graduate program admissions, including relevant links and information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and which departments…

September 17, 2020
Zena Hitz Wins 2020 Hiett Prize

Philosopher Zena Hitz, tutor at St. John’s College, is the winner of the 2020 Hiett Prize in the Humanities.

September 16, 2020
Computer Simulation as “Core Philosophical Method”

“Modeling and computer simulations, we claim, should be considered core philosophical methods.”

September 16, 2020
“Liberal Bias” in Academia: Media Narrative vs. Social Science

“Available data do not support the claim that university professors are excessively and disproportionately liberal, much less that a majority of students are being…

September 16, 2020
Mini-Heap

Recent links of interest to those interested in philosophy…

September 15, 2020
Dianoia Institute Starts New Philosophy Graduate Program

The Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, a philosophical research institute at Australian Catholic University (ACU) created in 2019, is launching a new graduate program in philosophy.

September 14, 2020
The Philosopher’s Annual – 2019 Edition

The Philosopher’s Annual aims to identify “the ten best articles published in philosophy each year.” It’s an aim that’s “as simple to state as it is admittedly…

September 14, 2020
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

September 14, 2020

Heap of Links

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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David Wallace on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
The lower bound of both is presumably zero (AI might be harmless; for any economic crash, there is another one that causes less harm). The upper bound of…
assopro on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
the upper bound will have lower likelyhood than the lower bound and the lower bound of economic disaster is far higher than the lowerbound of ai harm. the…
Adam Rigoni on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
I think I understand the complaint. Some people seem glib and or even jolly about something that, if true, is going to screw a lot of people over.…
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…

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