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September 3, 2026
Adversarial Collaboration in Philosophy (guest post)

“Philosophical work would be better with adversaries collaborating to keep each other honest.”

September 2, 2026
Testing AI’s Philosophical Writing with a Contest

A pair of philosophers have launched a contest in which participants submit essays that are “primarily AI-generated”. The aim of the competition is to…

September 1, 2026
Cottrell from York to Toronto

Jonny Cottrell, recently of York University in Toronto, and before that, the University of Edinburgh, has taken up a position at the University of…

September 1, 2026
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September 1, 2026
Bhandary from Iowa to Stony Brook

Asha Leena Bhandary, recently professor of philosophy at University of Iowa, has moved to Stony Brook University.

August 31, 2026
Online Philosophy Resources Monthly Update

Here’s the report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes. It’s the last…

August 31, 2026
Philosopher’s Annual for 2025

The articles that made it into the latest edition of Philosophers Annual have been announced.

August 30, 2026
Philosophy at Dundee Saved—In Part, For Now (guest post)

“A small programme with a large international reach has bucked the trend of closures across the arts and humanities.”

August 28, 2026
Bettcher from Cal State LA to Waterloo

Talia Mae Bettcher, previously professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles, has accepted a position at the University of Waterloo.

August 28, 2026
Careful with those Accusations

Academia is in turmoil regarding partially or wholly AI-written research. AI-written work is being submitted to journals, but it isn’t clear how much. Publisher,…

August 27, 2026
The Public’s Opinion about Philosophy in Universities

“How important is it for a typical university to maintain a department in each of the following fields?”

August 27, 2026
Creel from Northeastern to Michigan

Kathleen Creel, recently assistant professor of philosophy and computer science at Northeastern University, has moved to the University of Michigan, where she is now…

August 26, 2026
De Brigard and Robins Win 2026 Lebowitz Prize

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of its 2026 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize.

August 26, 2026
Gabriele Taylor (1927-2026)

Gabriele Taylor, emeritus fellow in philosophy at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford, has died.

August 26, 2026
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August 25, 2026
“Proper education arouses intellectual curiosity”

Nathan Ballantyne (ASU) continues his wonderful series of thoughtful, in-depth interviews of philosophers, The Workbench, with a conversation with Paul Gooch (Toronto).

August 25, 2026
After Experiment, Journal Decides to Prohibit AI-Authored Content

Earlier this month, the journal Philosophy & Public Affairs published an article largely written by an AI.

August 24, 2026
Cofnas Suspended by Ghent University (several updates)

Nathan Cofnas has been suspended from his postdoctoral philosophy position at Ghent University.

August 24, 2026
Tom Rockmore (1942-2026)

Tom Rockmore, professor emeritus of philosophy at Peking University and distinguished professor emeritus at Duquesne University, has died.

August 21, 2026

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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"
Over 4000 of the Justice Department’s lawyers have left their jobs since Trump’s second term began — The New Yorker on the moral dilemma facing some government employees: resign and avoid complicity, or stay and resist where one can?
Underappreciated philosophy published between 1970-2019 — some old posts to which you can still add works that should be better appreciated
The AI threat to independent student writing is not necessarily a threat to student learning — what's needed, says Joe Cruz, are courses "in which ideas are expressed in real time and analytical thought unfolds as a debate or an oral defense or a group discussion"—and small enough classes to make that work
Would you take a pill that allows you, with no ill health effects, to permanently forgo sleep? — Rebecca Lowe thinks you have no good reason not to, though she neglects to consider that sometimes it's the world that needs a break from you
Fifty essays in the philosophy of paleontology — by Max Dresow at the Extinct blog
“Asking whether [an AI] model ‘has a world model’ leaves much unresolved. Our findings point toward mechanistically studying its world modeling; uncovering the structures it learned [and] the world modeling capacities that recruit these” — further research on the internal representations of AIs
Sixty Years of Philosophy in America — Ernest Sosa's Dewey Lecture from the 2024 APA Eastern Division Meeting
“You’re responsible for other people’s learning of this material, so you better know it at a higher level yourself” — for 20 years, the Socrates Project at the University of Toronto has hired senior philosophy undergrads to run weekly tutorials for introductory students
“Suddenly, my problems stop being problems in the world. They become problems in my head. The problem is no longer: ‘my job is demoralizing, but I can’t leave it’… It’s: ‘I have a chemical imbalance that prevents me from enjoying life'” — Justin Garson on “the pathologizing tendency”
A political theorist and a comedian discuss the American presidency — "The Oath and the Office" is the podcast of Corey Brettschneider & John Fugelsang
An “evidence revolution” has taken place in medicine and other fields over the past 50 years — but, as Benjamin Santos Genta asks, there's still the question: "what counts as good scientific evidence?"
“Behind the scenes at Ethics” — editor Douglas Portmore shares how the journal works
“Cambridge philosophy gave Scruton a sense of the distinction between real thinking and fake thinking… a sense of when a conclusion had been too easily won” — a look at the early years of Roger Scruton
“Once students see language in an Aristotelian way, nobody talks about what a chatbot thinks or feels.” — when teaching students about LLMs, don’t forget they know almost nothing about that second "L"
Effective altruism may seem “bonkers” to some, but “what do our elders propose as a replacement? Aristotle? Arendt? Marx? A life in community? A life of the mind? Worst of all, more dialogue?” — Harry Levov, a student, attends an Effective Altruism conference
The theme of the 33rd edition of Artissima, a contemporary art festival in Turin, is inspired by Martha Nussbaum — the theme: “the flexible, acrobatic body” of “art, guided by fancy – the forward projection of fantasy”
“50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know” — a short story by Ken Liu

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I work in the math department of a large state university (read: party school), and have been proctoring in person exams for the calculus classes. We have been…
David Wallace on AI in Peer Review: Practices & Policies
Well, sure, but: “do not use any tech product outside a narrow whitelist that excludes all the major providers” is a lot more radical and difficult than “do…
Michel on Overwhelming Cheating
This is why our department now requires all exams to be in person, even for online courses, and for 60%+ of assessments to be conducted in person. Otherwise…
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There's plenty of great products outside the Google-verse. Replace Gmail with FastMail. You won't regret it.
Eric on Mini-Heap
Re 1 — A response to Williams College philosophy prof. Joe Cruz on the importance of writing, from a Williams alum: https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/im-a-college-professor-writing-is
Daniel Weltman on Underappreciated Philosophical Writing of the Past 50 Years, Part 3: 1990s
Alan Sidelle's "On the prospects for a theory of personal identity" in Philosophical Topics 26 (1-2): 351-72. 1999.
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Kate on AI in Peer Review: Practices & Policies
Sorry you're right, not sure how i missed that but i did
Milan on An Open Letter from Academics about AI Risk / Life Without the Internet & the Case for Non-Network Redundancy
This seems to carry risks of political repression. Various countries have recently restricted internet access to suppress political protest/unrest. One reason these attempts had limited to success is…
WiseGuy on A Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows
of course.. they gave it to him and not me.
David Wallace on AI in Peer Review: Practices & Policies
Let’s stipulate that Dropbox genuinely has no ties to AI companies. What about using Gmail or OneDrive? I don’t see how one could consistently (e.g.) abjure using Gemini…
David Wallace on AI in Peer Review: Practices & Policies
That’s my (4): no objection in principle but it is probably sensible to draw a bright line.
Meme on New Study on AI’s Philosophical Skills
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Michael on A Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows
Yes, memory is narrative storytelling using context triggered neurological networks. Freud speculated about memory traces, Friston called the Bayesian probability clouds.
Luca Barlassina on A Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows
Amazing! Congrats!

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