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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Below are the past week’s updates to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), and Wi-Phi. SEP New: William of…
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Happiness and Well-Being Grant Winners
Last summer, Daniel Haybron (St. Louis University) was awarded $5.1 million for a three year project on happiness and well-being, most of it from the John…
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There Is No One Thing Philosophers Should Be Doing
The latest in a series of articles exhorting philosophers to engage with “real world problems” appears at Inside Higher Ed this morning, focusing on philosophy…
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Philosophical Diversity in U.S. Philosophy Departments (Updated)
The vast majority of philosophy departments in the United States offer courses only on philosophy derived from Europe and the English-speaking world. For example,…
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Toadvine from Oregon to Penn State
Ted Toadvine, currently professor of philosophy and environmental studies at the University of Oregon, will be moving to Penn State University in January 2017,…
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The Job Insecurity of Philosophy Instructors: A Case Study
“I love being a professor. I have been a professor my whole life. I don’t know what I am going to do.” That’s Pamela Ryan,…
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De Warren from KU Leuven to Penn State
Nicolas De Warren, currently Research Professor of Philosophy at KU Leuven and and Director of its Center for Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy/Husserl Archives, will join the…
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Jan Boxill’s Side of the Story
In February of 2015, Jan Boxill resigned from her teaching professorship in the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, following…
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Below are the past week’s updates to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), and Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR). Nothing new at the Internet Encyclopedia…
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Aristotle’s “On Trolling”
That trolling is a shameful thing, and that no one of sense would accept to be called ‘troll’, all are agreed; but what trolling…
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Philosopher App Store Redux
A week after Daily Nous began, on a slow Friday, I put up a post soliciting suggestions for the Philosopher App store. Well, it’s…
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Brunero (Nebraska) Wins APA Article Prize
John Brunero, the Robert R. Chambers Distinguished Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Moral Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, has won the 2016…
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Offend Responsibly
The thing I always like to stress is that although academics have the right to offend, they must do so responsibly, and they must…
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Thanks to This Month’s Advertisers
Thanks to this month’s advertisers at Daily Nous! See the right side of the page for ads for :
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Sosa and Stich Win Lebowitz Prizes for Philosophical Achievement
Ernest Sosa and Stephen Stich, both professors of philosophy at Rutgers University, have been awarded the 2016 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz…
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Is Your Department on the Chopping Block?
Inside Higher Ed today discusses a report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on faculty cuts at the College of St. Rose (previously). A…
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Chaospet (Daily Nous Philosophy Comics)
Chaospet by Ryan Lake
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Gender & The Philosophy Job Market
“The odds of women obtaining a permanent academic placement within two years is 65% greater than men when all else is held constant,” according…
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