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Open Access Philosophy Books
It’s International Open Access Week.
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American Association of Philosophy Teachers Upcoming 50th Anniversary (guest post)
The American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) will be 50 years old next year.
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New: Political Theory Funding Database for Postdocs & other Early Career Researchers
A researcher in political theory has developed a new resource for early-career scholars working in political theory, political philosophy, and related fields.
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Opposing Orthodoxy about Heterodoxy
“Whenever I see people engaged in philosophical debate or argument, I want to see people trying to win. I like my philosophy adversarial, aggressive, combative,…
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Scholarships for Dyslexic Graduate Students
A proofreading and writing consultancy developed by a pair of philosophers is offering a set of modest scholarships for graduate students with dyslexia.
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes…
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The Paradox of Analytic Philosophy’s Success
“The paradox is that the more analytic philosophy became dominant in the universities, the more it became removed from the concerns of the average…
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Research-University-Biased Perceptions of Professional Philosophy
What do you do as a philosophy professor? What does it take to get a job as a philosophy professor? To get tenure? What…
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The Plummeting Philosophy Major in the US (guest post)
Just a few years ago, the philosophy major seemed on the rise. Now, the data reveal a different picture.
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Mini-Heap
New additions to the Heap…
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Philosophy Book to Become Movie
“Here’s the pitch: it’s a philosophy movie…” “Huh.”
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AI Development and Consciousness
“The system which is now beginning to design its successor is also increasingly self-aware and therefore will surely eventually be prone to thinking, independently…
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Sandel Wins 2025 Berggruen Prize
Michael Sandel, professor of government at Harvard University, is the 2025 winner of the $1 million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture.
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The Counterfeiting of the Humanities
In 2023, I attended an annual conference on the humanities. In a conversation over lunch, a program manager for a state humanities council, whose…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources, new reviews of philosophy books, and new podcast episodes…
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Mini-Heap
New links…
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Teachable and State of the Art
A philosophy professor has a question about teaching that I think will resonate with many readers.
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New: Guides to Public Philosophy
The Public Philosophy Network has published the first volume in its series of “Guides to Public Philosophy.”
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Mini-Heap
New interesting things elsewhere…
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