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Academia and Unselfishness
Academia is a selfish sport. From the time you begin graduate school, you are rewarded for self-absorbed fixations on your personal advancement and narrowly…
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Hirsute History Philosopher Shirt Poll Winners
You may recall from way back in October our poll to help designer Jeremy Kalgreen decide which two philosophers to add to his collection…
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Mind Chunks (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Mind Chunks by Pete Mandik
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The Halo Effect in Academia (guest post by Felicia Nimue Ackerman)
The following is a guest post* by Felicia Nimue Ackerman, professor of philosophy at Brown University. It’s in two parts: a poem (first published as a…
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Jerome A. Shaffer (1929-2016)
Jerome A. Shaffer, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, died on November 17th, 2016.
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Questions about Terminal MAs at PhD-Granting Programs
A philosophy professor advising an undergraduate, who did not major in philosophy, about her options for graduate school quite reasonably suggested she first pursue…
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Cosmopolitan Racism, Trump, and Philosophy (guest post by Bharath Vallabha)
The following is a guest post* from Bharath Vallabha, former assistant professor of philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. “Trump is actually much more aligned…
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Orwell, Rawls and Trump: Citizenship and Democratic Culture (guest post by Martin O’Neill)
The following is a guest post* from Martin O’Neill, senior lecturer in politics at the University of York. “A necessary condition for the long-term…
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Summer 2017 Philosophy Programs for Undergraduates
Are you organizing a philosophy program for undergraduates for the Summer of 2017? If so, please share information—dates, location, theme, website or email contact,…
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Hoping against Hope: a Perspective on the US Elections from the Periphery (guest post by Loubna El Amine)
The following is a guest post* from Loubna El Amine, assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University. “If a Trump election feels tragi-comical to…
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Two New Zealand Philosophers Win NZ$600,000
Two philosophers have been awarded Fast Start grants for early-career researchers by the Marsden Fund. Administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the…
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Beyond Bullshit
The following is an excerpt from an essay by Jacob Levy, Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Professor of Political Science, and associate member of the Department…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
December is here. What the hell? Anyway, forthwith, the weekly report on what’s new at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy(SEP), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi,…
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Philosophy: “Not A Meritocracy”
The latest edition of What Is It Like To Be A Philosopher? is out, with Clifford Sosis (Coastal Carolina) interviewing Sally Haslanger (MIT).
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NEH Summer Philosophy Programs for Educators
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as usual, is funding a number of seminars and institutes for school teachers and college professors next summer,…
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APA Awards Nine Project Grants
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced that it has awarded grants to nine projects—seven under its Small Grant Program and two under its…
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The Philosophers In Trump’s Cabinet
“I was totally expecting Trump to tap Zeno for secretary of transportation.” Thank you, David Sobel (Syracuse).
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Philosophers Develop Free Recommendation Letters Service
Philosophers David Faraci (Georgetown) and Graham Leach-Krouse (Kansas State) have developed a new automated, secure, and free system for emailing confidential letters of recommendation. It’s called…
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Four Early Career Philosophers in Australia Awarded over AU$1.3 Million
Four philosophers are among this year’s winners of the Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) issued by the Australian Research Council (ARC). They are:
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