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  • Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

    We’ve added a new section to the Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update: “Reviews of Philosophy Books in the Popular Press.”

  • Mini-Heap

    For your reading pleasure, the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.

  • President of Ireland Bestows Philosophy Award On Student

    Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, addressed students at the first Irish Young Philosopher Awards and called for more philosophy in college curricula, saying that “studying…

  • The Absurdity of Philosophy

    “There’s something especially absurd about philosophers.” That’s Helena de Bres, associate professor of philosophy at Wellesley College and comic author, writing about absurdity and…

  • Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Seeking Organizers

    Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), a 104-chapter network of philosophy graduate students “that aims to examine and address issues of minority participation in academic philosophy,” is…

  • Experimental Philosophy and the Replication Crisis

    The replication crisis in psychology and other fields, in which researchers have found it difficult or impossible to replicate the results of many earlier…

  • Freaky Audio Illusions In The News

    This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review. The title and publication record are preserved; the original…

  • Mini-Heap

    Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.

  • Philosophy Targeted at Hiram College

    The philosophy major at Hiram College in Ohio will be eliminated if a new “academic redesign” recommended by the interim dean of the college goes forward.

  • Mind Graduate Essay Prize Winner

    The academic philosophy journal Mind and Oxford University Press have announced that the winning essay in the Mind graduate essay contest is “Illocutionary Frustration” by Samia Hesni,…

  • Philosophers Launch Policy Debate and Book Project

    Nearly 30 philosophers have embarked upon a project to engage in policy discussion and debates with the public in anticipation of the 2019 European…

  • Cameron Buckner Wins APA Article Prize

    Cameron Buckner, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Houston, has won the 2018 Article Prize from the American Philosophical Association (APA). 

  • To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

  • Criticism, Care, and Colleagues

    “If you agree with me that we have an ethical responsibility to support our colleagues who are harassed for their public scholarship, and you…

  • Mini-Heap

    Here you go: 10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.

  • Philosophy and Science Student Wins $10,000 Essay Prize

    The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) has awarded a number of prizes in response to its call for essays answering the question, “What is fundamental?”,…

  • Research on Public Attitudes Towards Philosophy & Philosophers

    “Science communication is a profession in its own right with journals, higher degrees and careers paths,” notes philosopher Brendan Larvor (Hertfordshire). Yet there does not appear to be…

  • Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

    Here’s the weekly report of what’s new at some useful online philosophy resources.

  • Mini-Heap

    Here’s the latest Mini-Heap—10 recent items of interest to philosophers (and others interested in philosophy) from the Daily Nous Heap of Links.

  • What Should African Philosophy Be?

    “For African philosophy to be taken seriously it has to find some sort of foundation within the African thought-world rather than in the Greek…