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  • What Kind of Jerk Are You?

    Henry Shevlin, a PhD student at CUNY, has posted about the philosophy of jerks: What makes someone a jerk? Is it merely being rude,…

  • Philosophers On The Ashley Madison Hack

    Last Tuesday, a group calling itself “Impact Team” followed through on its threat to release data it had stolen from Ashley Madison, an internet…

  • SEP, IEP, NDPR, Wi-Phi Weekly Update

    Below are last week’s additions and updates to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy(IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi Wireless Philosophy, courtesy…

  • Renewed Call to Reinstate Salaita

    Kirk Sanders of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign passes along the following: A group of forty-one Executive Officers and campus leaders from across…

  • Last Minute Course Prep Exchange

    The fall term has begun at several schools and is about to begin at others, and for at least some professors that means putting the finishing touches on…

  • William L. Rowe (1931- 2015)

    William L. Rowe, professor emeritus at Purdue University, has died. Professor Rowe was known for his work in philosophy of religion and metaphysics. A…

  • Richard Dawid to Stockholm

    Richard Dawid, currently research fellow at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, has accepted a position as senior lecturer at the University of Stockholm. Dawid works mainly…

  • Not Technically a Philosopher, But

    Philosophers seem pretty territorial about their discipline. Whether that’s owed to high standards, insecurity, or something else, I don’t know. But we tend to…

  • Philosophy of Sex and Gender Course Suggestions

    Jessica Wolfendale (West Virginia) writes in: I am putting together a course proposal for an introductory Philosophy of Sex & Gender course, and I…

  • Trolls in the Philosophical Blogosphere (Ought Experiment)

    Welcome back to Ought Experiment! We had ourselves quite the weekend, didn’t we? Well hang on to your armchairs, folks, because apparently it’s time…

  • Holy %#&! They Made a Real Brain in a Vat

    An almost fully-formed human brain has been grown in a lab for the first time, claim scientists from Ohio State University… Though not conscious the…

  • Philosophers On Coates’s “Between the World and Me”

    This installment of the Daily Nous Philosophers On series was organized by Janice Dowell (Syracuse). Introduction by Janice Dowell In the midst of growing media…

  • SEP, IEP, NDPR, Wi-Phi Weekly Update

    The past week’s additions and updates to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy(IEP), Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), and Wi-Phi Wireless Philosophy are…

  • Philosophy Cliques Revisited

    A graduate student who prefers to remain anonymous writes in: Is it a step in the right direction towards abolishing white male supremacy when…

  • Philosophers On Prostitution’s Decriminalization

    This past Tuesday, Amnesty International representatives from 60 countries voted on which stance the influential non-governmental organization should take regarding the legal status of prostitution,…

  • Jaakko Hintikka (1929-2015)

    Jaakko Hintikka, professor of philosophy at Boston University, has died. Over the course of his career, he also taught at Florida State University, Stanford,…

  • Reviewing Open-Access Books

    The increase in electronic publishing and open access books raises a number of questions, some of which concern the practices of reviewing books. Along…

  • Back To School Supplies

    As the end of summer break is in sight, it is time to get ready for school to start. The following are some back-to-school…

  • Abner Shimony (1928 – 2015)

    Abner Shimony, professor emeritus of philosophy and physics at Boston University, has died. Professor Shimony was known for his work in philosophy of physics.…

  • Philosophical Education and Constructive Imagination

    As we’ve discussed before, most of our students are not heading off to become philosophers. Increasingly, students already have jobs and are saddled with time-consuming…