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A Game for Gaining Logical Fluency

Matthias Jenny, who recently received his PhD in philosophy from MIT, has started working in the tech industry. He wrote to share with Daily…

March 5, 2018
Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest edition of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, our regularly updated list of material from around the web that philosophers…

March 5, 2018
Why Are UK Academics Striking?

Since late February, professors and staff at UK universities have been striking over changes to their retirement plans.

March 5, 2018
Philosophers Help Fight for Chimpanzee Personhood

Seventeen philosophers co-authored and submitted to the New York Court of Appeals an amicus curiae brief in support of legal personhood for a pair…

March 5, 2018
The Growth of Pre-College Philosophy In Ireland

This past year, nearly 60 high schools in Ireland began offering philosophy courses or introducing philosophy modules into existing courses, and the nation’s president,…

March 2, 2018
Do Journals Favor Affiliated Authors?

“Do academic journals favor authors who share their institutional affiliation?” That’s the central question of a recent study, which finds evidence that suggests the…

March 2, 2018
Journal of History of Philosophy Lifts Moratorium on Early Modern Submissions

Late last year, the Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) had announced that it would not be accepting new submissions on early modern philosophy…

March 2, 2018
2018 QS Philosophy Rankings

This Daily Nous item is temporarily unavailable while its historical content completes a security review.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

March 1, 2018
Summer Philosophy Programs for Undergraduates

Are you helping to organize a summer philosophy program for undergraduates? What are the details?

February 28, 2018
Professors Dating Students, Professors Harassing Students

“As for the fact of being a lecturer in bed with undergraduates in particular, there was no possibility of avoiding the charge that this…

February 28, 2018
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

February 27, 2018
Mini-Heap

More interesting stuff: the latest installment of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, our regularly updated list of material from around the web…

February 27, 2018
University of Illinois Grad Students Strike Today

Graduate Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are set to go on strike, starting this morning.

February 26, 2018
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

As usual, here’s the weekly report of what’s new at some useful online philosophy resources.

February 26, 2018
Philosophy is “Flat”

“But one great thing about our profession is how flat and un-hierarchical it is. I still think it’s the best job any one can…

February 23, 2018
Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest installment of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, our regularly updated list of material from around the web of possible…

February 23, 2018
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

February 21, 2018
Mental Health and Philosophy of Mind

A philosopher has recently collaborated with a mental health organization to deliver a series of philosophy of mind workshops for people with an interest in mental health…

February 21, 2018
“In Love With Your Philosophy”

This may be the best philosophy-inspired parody of a pop song ever…

February 21, 2018
Philosopher Will Be First “Atheism, Humanism, and Secular Ethics” Chair

Anjan Chakravartty, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and director of the school’s John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and…

February 20, 2018

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Asking “How did I get here?” may help us reflect on the nature of personal identity in ways that asking “Who am I?” cannot — Marya Schechtman's 2024 Central Division Meeting Presidential Address
“Collecting is a game, but what kind of game? It is an imperfect information game of acquisition” — a theory of collecting, from Steven Hales
“A general human tendency: to overestimate how far we have come in the progress of human knowledge” — a lengthy interview with Thomas Nagel
“Many couples do not survive trauma like this” — A profile of Susan Brison—who was brutally attacked in 1990, and who wrote about it in Aftermath—and her husband, Thomas Trezise, who has now written his own book stemming from those events
“Bad AI Consciousness Takes” Bingo Card — Henry Shevlin's area of specialization is becoming a popular topic in popular discourse, and he can't stand the "cavalcade of terrible takes"
Does the principle of sufficient reason imply panpsychism? If it does, do we then ponens or tollens? — Sam Kimpton-Nye on these questions and the "demand for intelligibility"
PTSD flashbacks may be harmful, but they may also be helpfully “resupplying phenomenal experience” to those who, owing to trauma, are “grasp alienated” — Michaela McSweeney on trauma and "madness-as-strategy"
A look at the very first issue of Mind — Brett Mullins surveys its articles on the occasion of the journal's 150th anniversary
The most bizarre plagiarism-related story ever — featuring: a death, an investigator, a dissertation, a mysterious red book, and more
New data on earnings by major and university — though not all universities
“AI poses two different existential threats to [our] valuing practices” — Jordan MacKenzie offers an account of why negative judgments about AI taking over our creative and caring activities are justified
“Submission” is a humorous clicker-style game about starting a career in academic philosophy (or not) — created by Nat Hansen
“The best investment in education is to become the most human human—a challenging, fulfilling, exciting pursuit that connects us across generations” — an interview with Christa Acampora, philosopher and dean of Arts & Sciences at UVA
“What would happen if we tried to live without the mythology of agency at all?” — It's worth pondering, since "agency is just an internal command hallucination," says Alexander Douglas
“Reading List” is a free Mac app for keeping track of papers to read — philosophy PhD student Hayden Kajercline created this productivity tool for researchers, with help from Claude
How should we react to scary predictions about AI? “First: by asking questions” — "If you believe predictions uncritically, it amounts to obeying in advance," says Carissa Véliz
“I feel unbelievably lucky that I was able to make philosophy my profession” — Karen Ng reflects on her path into philosophy, at #first-genphilosophers
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"

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Paul Doran on Putting the Pub in Public Philosophy
Check out Philosophy In Pubs, Liverpool, England – https://www.philosophyinpubs.co.uk/schedule/all/schedule https://philosophyinpublic.co.uk
David Wallace on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
I never said anything about long term policy. At present, AI detection works, and we can make policy based on that. As and when the technological situation changes,…
Nick on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
But as you hint, isn't there just a simple argument against long-term reliance on any such tools as Pangram? In the long run, someone will surely reverse-engineer any…
DoctorK on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
Substantive oral defenses in philosophy have been common all over the world, and I see no evidence that there are fewer 'neurodivergent' philosophers in e.g. the UK or…
Michel on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
Most of their services do indeed go way too far in my estimation, yes. The rest might or might not be okay, depending on how they play out,…
Roger Da Shrubber on Overwhelming Cheating
Is it a binary? Or is it a matter of accommodation verses inclusion? They are very different things and from my perspective, its like the disabled have to…
Jessie Ewesmont on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
It's definitely a joke, since the next paragraph says it helps young scholars write more emails.
Roger Da Shrubber on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
No, it's not an N+1 game. I'm not arguing that no line can be drawn. I'm trying to get Michel to defend the position he actually holds, but…
Nice try on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
You appear to be desperately goading Michel into a line drawing trap, something resembling a sorites paradox. Suppose Michel responds to you that n number of AI generated…
Rachel Robison on Putting the Pub in Public Philosophy
Utah State has done philosophy nights at our local Cache Bar!
BCB on Putting the Pub in Public Philosophy
Cheer up! You can always order another beer.
David Wallace on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
This is becoming quite a good performative demonstration of the problems with permitting AI writing.
Eric Steinhart on Putting the Pub in Public Philosophy
The Plough and Stars! Such a fantastic place. I lived a block away from the Plough in the 80s and spent much wonderful time there. Anybody who visits…
Roger Da Shrubber on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
The question I have repeatedly asked is where authorship changes hands, and I still do not think you have answered it. Your experience as a copy editor may…
Nicolas Delon on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
I’m curious what you think of services like Lex Academic, which many academics (not me) have been using since before Gen AI, which pride themselves on being purely…

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