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Johns Hopkins Philosophy To Receive $75 Million Gift

The Department of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University will be receiving a $75 million gift from William H. “Bill” Miller III, an investor who was once…

January 16, 2018
Peter J. Schulz Plagiarizes Again—And Is Caught By Philosophy Prof.’s Class (updated)

Peter J. Schulz, who has a PhD in philosophy from Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany) and is currently employed as Professor of Communication in the Faculty…

January 15, 2018
Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest Mini-Heap—10 recent items of possible interest to those interested in philosophy, from the Heap of Links.

January 15, 2018
Philosopher Richard Feldman Will Be Interim President of Univ. of Rochester

Richard Feldman, professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester and former dean of the university’s College of Arts, Sciences & Engineering, will be interim…

January 15, 2018
New: Journal of Philosophy of Emotion (Updated)

The Journal of Philosophy of Emotion (JPE), a new online, open-access academic journal, has announced that it is now accepting manuscripts for publication.

January 13, 2018
Symbolic Conscription, Part II (guest post by Amy Olberding)

The following is a guest post* by Amy Olberding, professor of philosophy at the University of Oklahoma, in response to the discussion of Sam Liao’s post…

January 12, 2018
The Logician (and other poems by Felicia Nimue Ackerman)

The following is a guest post* of poems by Felicia Nimue Ackerman, professor of philosophy at Brown University.

January 12, 2018
APA Meetings: Time To Reconsider The Timing?

It was a great idea to hold the Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) in Savannah, Georgia. Not only is it a…

January 12, 2018
Mini-Heap

Good morning. Here’s the latest Mini-Heap—10 recent items of possible interest to those interested in philosophy, from the Heap of Links.

January 11, 2018
How Is This Course Intro To Philosophy? (guest post by Shen-yi Liao)

The following is a guest post by Shen-yi Liao, assistant professor of philosophy at University of Puget Sound. A version of it first appeared…

January 10, 2018
Coming Soon: PhilPeople

David Bourget (Western) and David Chalmers (NYU), the directors of the online philosophical database PhilPapers (and its associated sites, PhilArchive, PhilEvents, and PhilJobs), have announced a…

January 9, 2018
Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

January 9, 2018
Journal of the History of Philosophy Stops Accepting Papers in Early Modern (updated w/ reply from editor)

(NOTE: The moratorium reported on in this post was lifted in July 2018. The journal is now accepting submissions in all areas of the…

January 9, 2018
Mini-Heap

After a quasi-hiatus (quasiatus?) over winter break, the growth of the Heap of Links continues. Here’s the latest Mini-Heap—10 recent items of possible interest to…

January 8, 2018
Philosophical Writing’s (Lack of?) Appeal to Other Academics

“It would be great for philosophy if more philosophical papers were written in a way that was appealing to scholars from across the academy.”…

January 8, 2018
Proportion of Philosophy Majors Who Are Women Varies Widely Across Schools

The following is a guest post* by Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside. It first appeared at his blog, The Splintered Mind.

January 8, 2018
APA Eastern Open Thread 2018

The Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) is currently taking place in Savannah, Georgia.

January 3, 2018
Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

January 2, 2018
A Brief Look Back at 2017

What did philosophers talk about in 2017?

January 2, 2018
Lynne Rudder Baker (1944-2017)

Lynne Rudder Baker, Distinguished Professor Emerita in Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has died.

January 2, 2018

Heap of Links

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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Dave on Putting the Pub in Public Philosophy
Georgia Southern also does Philosophy After Dark' at a local brewery (!): https://www.griceconnect.com/lets-eat/philosophy-after-dark-builds-community-through-timely-and-timeless-questions-10373344.
MBW on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
Not so worried – it's also in Pangram's interest to continue the arms race. Their AI can fight the chatbots, and when it's not useful, we won't rely…
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…

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