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  • Josh Parsons (1973-2017)

    [The following remembrance of Josh Parsons is written by Elizabeth Barnes, Ross Cameron, and Robbie Williams] Josh Parsons, our beloved friend, mentor, and role-model,…

  • Most Philosophers Favor Efforts To Broaden The Discipline

    Last year, Valerie Tiberius, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, conducted what she called “The Value of Philosophy Survey.” Over 2,500 philosophers…

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

    To φ Or Not To φ by Tanya Kostochka

  • Mini-Heap

    Mini-Heap: the last 10 11 items from the Heap of Links, collected here for your perusal and discussion…

  • New Faculty Salary Data

    The 2016-17 edition of the American Association of University Professors’ Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession has been released. It provides a…

  • Should We Stop Interviewing Job Candidates?

    Recent research suggests that job interviews not only provide potential employers with irrelevant information, but actually “undercut… the impact of other, more valuable information about…

  • UC Berkeley Knew Of Prior Complaints About Searle

    John Searle, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, was the subject of at least three sexual misconduct claims filed by…

  • Anti-Abortion Philosophy Lecturer Fired

    Stéphane Mercier, the visiting assistant professor of philosophy at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium whose courses were suspended recently because of a lecture…

  • When To Turn It Off

    Here’s a… hypothesis for why many habits of philosophical thinking might not come naturally. The hypothesis is that some tools for critical evaluation run…

  • Philosophy Instructor Reportedly Abducted

    Önder Asan, a philosophy instructor from Ankara, Turkey, was reportedly abducted there on April 1st. Asan had worked at one of the educational institutions*…

  • New Essay Prize For Early Career Philosophers

    The philosophy journal Mind, which was established in 1876 and has long served as a prominent venue for analytic philosophy, and which recently broadened its scope to…

  • Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

    Here’s our weekly report on what’s new at several online philosophy resources. We currently check the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical…

  • Mini-Heap

    Mini-Heap: the last 10 items from the Heap of Links, collected here for your perusal and discussion…

  • Three Philosophers Among New Guggenheim Fellows

    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced the winners of its prestigious fellowship. There were 173 Guggenheim Fellowships awarded, three of which went to…

  • Should Journals Publicly Grade Submissions?

    Jonathan Weisberg, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and managing editor of Ergo, notes that by the time a paper is published…

  • New Philosophy Podcast on Politics and Public Discourse

    Why We Argue is a new, interview-based podcast “that explores the triumphs and disasters of American political conversation.” It is hosted by Robert Talisse,…

  • Dominance Of The English Language In Contemporary Philosophy: A Look At Journals

    “If you’re an academic aiming to reach a broad international audience, it is increasingly the case that you must publish in English. Philosophy is…

  • Did Gorsuch Plagiarize? Philosophers & Others Consulted (updated)

    Politico has consulted several “experts on academic integrity” to assess whether Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch plagiariazed parts of his book, The Future of Assisted…

  • Mini-Heap

    I’m trying something new here. As you may know, the Heap of Links is updated throughout the day as material comes in and as time allows.…

  • A Philosophy Paper’s Part In A Title IX Lawsuit

    A former undergraduate who majored in philosophy at Yale has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the university. The student, a male referred to…