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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

December 4, 2017
Stockholm Philosophy Faculty Awarded Nearly $8 Million in Grants

Faculty members in the Philosophy Department at Stockholm University (SU) have recently been awarded a total of SEK 62.1 million (approximately US$ 7.93 million)…

December 4, 2017
A Remembrance of Jerry Fodor, 1935-2017 (guest post by Georges Rey)

The following is an obituary for philosopher Jerry Fodor, who died earlier this week, by Georges Rey, professor of philosophy at the University of…

December 1, 2017
Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest edition of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links. Feel free to discuss.

December 1, 2017
Sanders Foundation Announces 2017 Epistemology & Mind Prize Winners

The Marc Sanders Foundation has announced the winners of it 2017 Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind prizes.

December 1, 2017
Recent APA Grants Fund Projects on Outreach and Diversity

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several of its grants for the 2017-2018 academic year. All of the funded projects…

November 30, 2017
Jerry Fodor (1935-2017) (updated)

Jerry Fodor, one of the most influential philosophers of mind of the 20th Century, has died.

November 29, 2017
Disbelief, Inaction, and the Persistence of Harassment and Assault

Helen Beebee (Manchester) and Heather Widdows (Birmingham) have co-authored an essay at IAI, “Weinstein, Westminster, and Philosophy: Structures of Abuse,” on the recent spate…

November 29, 2017
Conference Panel Proposals

A reader writes in with the following query:

November 29, 2017
Harassment and ‘Splaining at the American Society for Aesthetics

The American Society for Aesthetics (ASA) recently convened in New Orleans for its 75th Annual Meeting. In its wake, the art and philosophy blog Aesthetics…

November 29, 2017
Philosophers Win ERC Consolidator Grants (updated)

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the 2017 winners of its large Consolidator Grants. Among the recipients are three philosophers:

November 29, 2017
APA & other Academic Organizations Issue Statement on Tax Bill

The American Philosophical Association (APA) today joined with 34 other academic organizations to issue a public statement opposing the provision in the tax reform bill…

November 28, 2017
Mini-Heap

Links piling up quickly… Here’s the latest edition of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links. Feel free to discuss.

November 28, 2017
To φ Or Not To φ (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)

November 28, 2017
Reminder: the Calls for Papers / Grants/ Etc. Page

This post is just to remind you of the Calls for Papers / Grants / Etc. Page at Daily Nous.

November 28, 2017
Laptops in Classrooms Revisited

Nearly two years ago, prompted by a Columbia professor’s decision to ban laptops in his classes, we discussed classroom computer and phone policies. The…

November 28, 2017
Philosophy for the Police

In 2015, Freddie Gray suffered fatal injuries in the back of a police van. Since then, the Baltimore police department has instituted various reforms,…

November 27, 2017
Philosophers and the Humanities

By exerting their imaginations and their talent for coming up with pesky counterexamples, [philosophers] probe away at the conceptual boundaries of God, free will,…

November 27, 2017
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

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

November 27, 2017
Mini-Heap

Here’s the latest edition of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links. Feel free to discuss.

November 27, 2017

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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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Nice try on AI Use in STEM and Philosophy Dissertations
"If there is a line, defend it. If there is no line and any AI-generated text invalidates authorship, defend that instead." Have you heard of a false dilemma…
Rosanna Festa on My Crystal Ball
I am a philosopher woman and I have the Crystal Ball.
Animal Symbolicum on New: “Why Teach Philosophy?”
Since everyone knows that the paradigm philosophical achievement is the production of a peer-reviewed article presenting an argument for a claim, the series’ titular question is already answered.…
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!

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