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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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Marquette Update: McAdams Sues, University Releases Report
John McAdams, the associate professor of political science at Marquette University who, in the fall of 2014, launched a political attack on philosophy graduate…
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Feinberg’s Copy of On Liberty Now Online
The late Joel Feinberg‘s annotated copy of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty has been digitally scanned and made publicly available through the Princeton University Digital Library. If…
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When To Say Yes & When To Say No in Academia
An assistant professor of philosophy writes in with an important question that I imagine a lot of academics spend time pondering:
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Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update
Below are the past week’s updates to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi.
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João Paulo Monteiro (1938-2016)
João Paulo Monteiro, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of São Paulo (USP), died on April 17th, 2016. He taught at USP for roughly 30 years.…
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The Philosophical Art Of Bringing The Dead Back To Life
When I look back at the projects I pursued during my career, a certain pattern becomes evident. In several cases I was drawn to…
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Philosophy Professor Sues College for Retaliation (updated)
Lauren Barthold, associate professor of philosophy at Gordon College, a Christian liberal arts college in Massachusetts, has filed a lawsuit against the college for retaliating…
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Is Polite Philosophical Discussion Possible? (guest post by Nomy Arpaly)
The following is a guest post* by Nomy Arpaly, professor of philosophy at Brown University. In it, she discusses the effects of politeness and rudeness in…
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Enormous Philosophy & Music Festival (Discount for DN readers!)
HowTheLightGetsIn is an interesting and big (the biggest?) summer philosophy and music festival. It is taking place from May 26th to June 5th in Hay-on-Wye, and…
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Princeton Receives 16,000 Pages of Lewis Correspondence
Stephanie (“Steffi”) Lewis, the widow of David Lewis (1941-2001), has donated his papers to the Manuscripts Division of the Princeton University Library. There are…
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Wolff from UCL to Oxford
Jonathan Wolff, currently dean of arts and humanities and professor of philosophy at University College London (UCL), will be taking up the Blavatnik Chair in…
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Shockley from Buffalo to Colorado State
Kenneth Shockley, currently associate professor of philosophy and director of the Sustainability Academy at the University at Buffalo – SUNY, has accepted a position…
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