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Timothy Hall (1969-2017)
Timothy Hall, associate professor of philosophy at Oberlin College, unexpectedly died this past Sunday at the age of 48.
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Tirrell from U Mass Boston to Connecticut
Lynne Tirrell, professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, will become professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut and have an affiliation…
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Philosophy Time with James Franco (guest post by Eliot Michaelson)
The following is a guest post* by Eliot Michaelson, Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at King’s College London, about Philosophy Time, a series of philosophy videos…
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Philosophy In Germany: Too Popular For Its Own Good?
An article in the current issue of Foreign Policy,“German Philosophy Has Finally Gone Viral. Will That Be Its Undoing?” describes the surge in philosophy’s popularity…
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Why A Philosopher of Color Declined To Contribute To A Special Issue On Current Politics
The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal (KIEJ) recently published a special issue, Trump and the 2016 Election. In an editorial note, KIEJ editor-in-chief Rebecca Kukla (Georgetown)…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Here’s the latest from some key online philosophy resources.
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Hypatia’s Associate Editors Resign
In the wake of the resignation of Hypatia’s Editor and the editor of Hypatia Reviews Online, owing to the controversy over the publication of a…
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Philosophers Among Newly Elected British Academy Fellows
The British Academy, the United Kingdom’s scholarly organization for the humanities and social sciences, today announced its new class of fellows, “outstanding UK-based scholars who have…
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Mini-Heap
The links keep piling up! Here’s the latest Mini-Heap: 10 recent items from the frequently updated Heap of Links, collected here for your convenience and numbered…
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Hypatia’s Editor and Reviews Editor Resign; Authority of Associate Editors “Temporarily Suspended”
The editor of feminist philosophy journal, Hypatia, Sally Scholz (Villanova University) and the editor of Hypatia Reviews Online, Shelley Wilcox (San Francisco State University), are resigning from their positions in…
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Delia Graff Fara (1969-2017) (updated)
Delia Graff Fara, professor of philosophy at Princeton University, died this past Tuesday. She was 48 years old.
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AAUP Writes To Sierra Nevada Re: Fired Professors
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has written a letter to Alan Walker, President of Sierra Nevada College, regarding the recent termination of Samantha Bankston, an…
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Heyd Wins EMET Prize
David Heyd, professor of philosophy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the winner of the 2017 EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture in the Humanities…
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APA Releases Draft of “Good Practices Guide” for Comment (reposting)
[Note, added 8/3/2017: I’m moving this post about the APA’s “Good Practices Guide” up on the main page as it did not appear to…
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Royal Society Names Winner of Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal
The Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s learned society for the sciences, annually recognizes a scholar for “excellence in a subject relating to the history…
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Ad Hoc (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Ad Hoc by Rachel Katler
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Graduate Student Input on Hiring
What input do graduate students have in hiring decisions in your department?
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Job Market Mentoring for Women in Philosophy
The Job Candidate Mentoring Program for Women in Philosophy is now accepting requests for mentorship for the 2017-2018 job market season. The program is also…
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APA Awards Prize for Work on Philosophy of War and Peace
Every other year, the American Philosophical Association (APA) awards its Frank Chapman Sharp Memorial Prize to “the best unpublished essay or monograph on the philosophy…
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