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Free Online Philosophy Courses for Spanish Speaking Youth

Philosophy for Children Without Borders (Filosofía Infantil Sin Fronteras), formerly known as Philosophy for Children in the Borderlands (previously), has launched a free, virtual philosophy course for Spanish-speaking youth. (more…)

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What’s Utopian When The Status Quo is Unrealistic? (guest post by David Estlund)

“In these moments, we should appreciate that unrealistic political thought, including political philosophy, is of profound practical importance, and that it is overly discouraged—both in the culture, and even in the halls of academia…. We, at least some of us, must always be thinking beyond what seems realistic or feasible, about what would be better. That’s how..

Philosophy Graduate Admissions Spreadsheet

There’s an open-access spreadsheet all about philosophy graduate program admissions, including relevant links and information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and which departments have suspended admissions for the next academic year. (more…)

Oxford Launches Institute for Ethics in AI with Team of Philosophers

Oxford University is bringing on three philosophy professors, two philosophy postdoctoral fellows, and two philosophy graduate students to comprise the initial academic team for its new Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence. (more…)

ACLS Fellowships & Philosophers

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced the winners of some of its fellowships and grants, and there are some philosophers among them. But not many. (more…)

Closer to Truth & Philosophers (guest post by Robert Lawrence Kuhn) (updated)

“Philosophy has novel opportunities to expand its share of the contemporary zeitgeist…” (more…)

University Pandemic Policies as Business Ethics Case Studies

Earlier this week, the University of South Carolina noted on its COVID-19 “dashboard” that 27.7% of the students tested for the virus were infected with it. (more…)

Geography of Philosophy Project Wins Additional Funding

The Geography of Philosophy project, launched in 2017 with a $2.6 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, has recieved an additional $546,777 from the foundation to “enable Project teams around the world to transition to online data collection and continue the Project’s cutting edge, in depth studies, despite the disruptions caused by the global Covid-19 p..

U. Chicago Philosophy Suspends PhD Admissions This Year

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago has made an announcement concerning applications to its PhD program this year. (more…)

One Week Into Semester, UNC Chapel Hill Switches to Fully Online (Updated)

One week into the semester, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill administration reversed its decision to open its campus for teaching and housing, and moved all instruction online, owing to its inability to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus among the student population. (more…)

The Pandemic’s Largest Online Philosophy Conference to Date?

What may be the largest philosophy conference to have switched to an online format because of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting today.

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Philosophers On Reopening Colleges and Universities in a Pandemic

Six philosophers discuss various issues related to the operation of institutions of higher education this fall, in this edition of Philosophers On, guest edited by Lisa Fuller. (more…)

How Should We Grade Students During a Pandemic? (guest post by Wes Siscoe)

How, if at all, should instructors grade their college students this coming term? In the following guest post *, Wes Siscoe, a postdoctoral fellow at Florida State University and the Mellon Course Design Coordinator for the Philosophy as a Way of Life Project at the University of Notre Dame, offers some suggestions.

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Philosophy Department and Others Targeted by Cuts at Canisius College

John J. Hurley, the president of Canisius College, a private liberal arts college in upstate New York, has announced that the school plans on laying off faculty, many tenured, including members of the Department of Philosophy. (more…)

John “Jay” Reuscher (1930-2020)

John Alfred Reuscher, known to many as Jay Reuscher, professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University, died last month owing to complications from COVID-19. (more…)

To Identify as a Philosopher and ‘Insane’

To identify as a philosopher and “insane” isn’t quite oxymoronic, but it is certainly something that I didn’t want to risk until very recently. (more…)

Best PhD Programs in Philosophy (guest post by Carolyn Dicey Jennings)

The following is a guest post * by Carolyn Dicey Jennings, associate professor of philosophy and cognitive science at University of California, Merced, and the principal investigator for the project, Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) (more…)

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Hybrid or Blended Classes: How Can They Be Done Well?

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some universities are telling students that, this fall, they will be able to choose to take particular courses either in-person or online. This means some professors will face the challenge of teaching simultaneously to students sitting in a classroom with them and to students who are videoconferencing in to the class session. (..

The Ethics of Social Distancing (and Why It Doesn’t Rule Out Protesting) (guest post by Travis N. Rieder)

“When I began writing this essay, public health-minded folks were arguing that social distancing is morally required, and expressing dismay at the pictures of partiers and beach-goers that surfaced after Memorial Day weekend. Just a couple weeks later, however, attention had shifted to the nationwide demonstrations against racism and police brutality, which was supp..

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Public Philosophy and the Civic Duty of Universities (guest post by Angie Hobbs)

“Like Plato’s Academy, the majority of modern universities should be civic institutions that engage with, learn from, and enhance the well-being of their local communities…. Each philosophy department should contain at least one member engaged in public interaction.” (more…)