Al-Rodhan Transdisciplinary Philosophy Book Prize 2023 Longlist (updated with shortlist)
The Royal Institute of Philosophy earlier this month released the longlist of contenders for the inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. (more…)
Guess Which Philosopher Got Booted From Twitter/X (Multiple Updates)
A philosopher recently got banned from Twitter/X. Can you guess who it is?
Here’s a hint: just remember that Twitter/X is currently our best known approximation of Bizarro World. (more…)
Topic Suggestions for the Coming Year
What issues, developments, topics, problems, questions, etc., do you want Daily Nous to post about? (more…)
The AI Threat, the Humanities, and Self-Cultivation
“The humanities are… a gateway to and instigator of a lifelong activity of free self-cultivation. The changes they provoke in us are not always for the happier, or the more remunerative, or the more civically engaged, but when things go passably well, these changes are for the deeper, the more reflective, and the more thoughtful.” (more…)
Community Colleges and PhilJobs
A commenter on the job market post last month asked whether it included data from community colleges, noting, “it seems like PhilJobs doesn’t even list community college jobs.” (more…)
That’s Not How Layoffs/Redundancies Work, Sussex
The University of Sussex is reportedly attempting to lay off a philosophy lecturer while at the same time advertising a new position to teach the very same courses he does. (more…)
Resources for Teaching in the Age of ChatGPT & other LLMs
How do large language models (LLMs) affect how we understand our job as teachers, and how does it affect what we should do in order to do that job well? (more…)
Academic Freedom & Violence: The Kershnar Case Continues
Lawyers for Steven Kershnar argued, in a hearing earlier this month, that the philosophy professor should be allowed back on the SUNY Fredonia campus, where he has long been employed. (more…)
Back to School Supplies — for Professors and Graduate Students
Are you ready for the beginning of the semester? Of course not. (more…)
Best Fiction You Read This Summer
Maybe I can squeeze in time for one more novel. (more…)
Douglas Portmore’s Six Commandments for Getting the Most Out of Graduate School
How can you get the most out of graduate school? Douglas Portmore, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University, has some advice for you. (more…)
Enoch Wins $1 Million Grant for Work on Liberalism
David Enoch, professor of philosophy and law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the recipient of a roughly $1 million grant for a project called “Liberalism Rekindled”. (more…)
Philosophy Colloquia: How Much Does Your Department Pay Speakers?
A philosophy professor in charge of his department’s colloquium series has asked what the norms are regarding honoraria. (more…)
Philosophy & Public Affairs to Publish New Article Types
Philosophy & Public Affairs (PP&A) will be welcoming submissions in a range of forms besides the traditional academic article that has dominated its pages during its 51-year history, according to editor-in-chief Anna Stilz (Princeton) and review editor Nico Cornell (Michigan). (more…)
NEH Grants Recently Awarded to Philosophers
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced its latest grant awards.
Recipients include several philosophy faculty. (more…)
Faculty Sue University for Wrongful Termination & Retaliation
Philosophy professor Charles Emmer and 10 other employees have filed a federal lawsuit against Emporia State University, who terminated their employment last September. (more…)
New to Daily Nous: Dustin Sigsbee
You’ll occasionally be seeing a new byline at Daily Nous: Dustin Sigsbee. (more…)
Philosophy Survives West Virginia University Budget Cuts
Gordon Gee, president of West Virginia University, has proposed cutting 9 percent of the majors the university offers and 7 percent of its fulltime faculty. (more…)
What Philosophy Resources, Services, & Tools Should a University Library Have?
What library resources do you find most useful for teaching and doing research in philosophy? (more…)
Journal to Begin Featuring Short Philosophical Essays
Res Philosophica, a quarterly academic philosophy journal which normally accepts submissions up to 12,000 words long, has started a new feature that aims to publish “bold, experimental, and original papers that convey a philosophical idea compellingly in the space of fewer than 3,000 words.” (more…)
Philosophy Workshop Introduces New Kind of Prize (guest post)
One of the small number of speaker spots at the Northeast Normativity Workshop (NEN) is reserved for the winner of a prize that’s structured in an innovative manner. (more…)
The Social Turn in Analytic Philosophy: Promises and Perils (guest post)
“The linguistic turn is over. We partied hard, got hungover, and now we’re trying to live as respectable adults… Today, a new revolution is brewing. Analytic philosophy is in the midst of a social turn.” (more…)
Publishers to Authors: Find Your Own Endorsements?
For a Halloween party back when I was in graduate school, a friend of mine dressed up as his imagined first book.
Jennifer McMahon (1956-2023) (updated)
Jennifer McMahon, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Adelaide, died this past June. (more…)
A Philosopher’s Role in the Texas A&M Debacle (updated)
Texas A&M University will be paying Kathleen McElroy $1 million as part of legal settlement over the university’s botched efforts at trying to hire her, and then trying to not hire her. (more…)
Policing Is Not Pedagogy: On the Supposed Threat of ChatGPT (guest post)
“ChatGPT has just woken many of us up to the fact that we need to be better teachers, not better cops.” (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Summer Update
The usual weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books is an occasional report this summer. (more…)
What We Assume Undergraduates Know
As teachers, we have certain basic expectations of our students, and from our own perspectives, some of these expectations may be so basic that we may not think to tell the students about them. (more…)