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Nuel Belnap (1930-2024)
Nuel Belnap, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, well-known for his work on the philosophy of logic, has died.
Stilz Resigns from PPA; Shares Instructions to Authors
Anna Stilz (currently at Princeton, soon to be at Berkeley), editor-in-chief of Philosophy and Public Affairs, has submitted her resignation to the journal’s publisher, Wiley. (more…)
Ethical Evidence, Ethical Experience, and Shamelessness (guest post)
“A kind of science-envy is often visible in much of what analytic philosophers have had to say about the question of evidence in ethics… In some cases, however, what deprives us of the truth is not scientism, but other forms of prejudice.”
Summer Plans
Summer is here, and with it, some changes for the season at Daily Nous. (more…)
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
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Philosopher: Missed Class to Get an Abortion? Not Excused.
A philosophy professor and a finance professor at the University of Texas at Austin have joined with the state in a lawsuit against the Federal government, particularly the US Department of Education’s “Final Rule” regarding the interpretation of Title IX, which aims to prevent “discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal fin..
An Open Letter from Gaza Academics
“We have come together as Palestinian academics and staff of Gaza universities to affirm our existence, the existence of our colleagues and our students, and the insistence on our future, in the face of all current attempts to erase us.” (more…)
A Christian University’s Unchristian Treatment of a Tenured Philosophy Professor
A tenured associate professor of philosophy who had received ratings of “excellent” in her annual reviews each year for the past decade, whose classes are always full or overloaded, who teaches extra courses, and who gets great student reviews in those courses, has been fired. (more…)
Eric B. Dayton (1946-2024)
Eric Brian Dayton, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan, died earlier this month. (more…)
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Play a Game to Improve a Philosophical Research Tool (guest post)
“What papers talk about P?”
“Who argues that P?” (more…)
APA Election Results
The American Philosophical Association (APA) announced the results of its recent election last week. (more…)
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A Journal’s Different Standards for White Male Authors*
Suppose you’re the editor-in-chief of an academic philosophy journal that employs double-anonymized peer review. The reports on a manuscript are in, and you’re deciding whether to accept the piece for publication. Should the race or sex of the author make a difference to the criteria you bring to this decision? (more…)
Grad & Undergrad Philosophy Programs Focusing on Science/Technology
Earlier this month I reported on a new MA program in philosophy and computing at the University of Bayreuth and another in philosophy and data science at Marche Polytechnic. Since then, a few other new or recently developed programs that bring philosophy together with science and/or technology—both at the masters and undergraduate levels—have come to my attentio..
Editors at Philosophy & Public Affairs Resign; Will Launch New OA Journal
The executive, associate, and advisory editors and all of the editorial board members of one of the most influential journals in moral and political philosophy, Philosophy & Public Affairs, have resigned en masse.
Lackey Wins 2024 NASSP Book Award
The North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP) has given its 2024 award for best book to Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University) for her Criminal Testimonial Injustice. (more…)
Why Philosophy? Eli Benjamin Israel
Eli Benjamin Israel is interviewed by Céline Leboeuf. (more…)
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Assessment & A History of Western Philosophy Test
Many departments have faced administrative pressure to develop ways to assess their teaching and their major programs by measuring the achievement of learning outcomes or objectives by their students.
Philosophers Among New ERC Grant Winners
The European Research Council (ERC) recently announced the winners of its latest round of large “Advanced Grants”. (more…)
How Is Your Administration Spying on You?
The administration at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been secretly video-recording at least one of its professor’s courses. (more…)
APA Announces Spring 2024 Awards
The American Philosophical Association (APA) recently announced the winners of nine awards. (more…)
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Two Philosophers Named “New Generation Thinkers” by BBC
The BBC and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have selected “ten of the UK’s most promising arts and humanities early career researchers” as this year’s “New Generation Thinkers,” and two of them are philosophers. (more…)
One Philosophy Student Among This Year’s Newcombe Fellows
Italo Alves, a PhD student in the Department of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, is the sole philosophy student among the 2024 class of Newcombe Fellows. (more…)