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  • Metaphysics by Forgetting (guest post by Elijah Millgram)

    This is the fourth in a series of guest posts* by Elijah Millgram (Utah) based on themes from his new book, The Great Endarkenment: Philosophy for…

  • Diversity Reading List for Philosophy

    A new website sponsored by the School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science at the University of Leeds offers philosophers a way to…

  • Cogito: A New Group Philosophy Blog

    Cogito, a new group philosophy blog, has launched. It currently has a roster of nine philosophers, all based in Australia: Matthew Beard (Australian Defence…

  • Mark Alfano from Oregon to Delft

    Mark Alfano, currently assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon, has accepted an offer from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where…

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

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

  • APA Issues Letter on Sexual Harassment

    The Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association (APA) has published an open letter on sexual harassment. It is addressed ” first and…

  • Philosophers on Rachel Dolezal (updated)

    Rachel Dolezal, “in recent years… has portrayed herself physically, and on social media platforms, as a woman of black African-American heritage. However, her parents, Ruthanne…

  • Adam Pautz from Texas to Brown

    Adam Pautz, currently associate professor of philosophy  at the University of Texas at Austin, has accepted an offer from Brown University and will be…

  • The Philosophy of Passing

    The story of Rachel Dolezal’s outing as a white woman (insert whatever scare quotes you think appropriate there) is being widely discussed all over…

  • Recent and Ongoing Discussions

    While there’s always something new to talk about, there are some recent posts here at Daily Nous that would benefit from further comments, including:…

  • Moratorium and New Editors at Mind

    Thomas Baldwin (York), the current editor of Mind, writes that the journal will cease accepting new submissions for several months, starting in July, so…

  • Over $1m for the Philosophy of Quantum Gravity

    Nick Huggett (UIC) and Christian Wüthrich (Geneva) have won a $1.1 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to support their project, “Space and Time…

  • What Kinds of Things Count as Philosophy?

    Academic philosophers in Anglophone Ph.D.-granting departments tend to have a narrow conception of what counts as valuable philosophical work. Hiring, tenure, promotion, and prestige…

  • Training Graduate Students in Academic Writing

    The kind of research and writing experience received up until the moment of [PhD] candidacy does not train students to a writing practice where…

  • Philosophers’ Break-Up Letters

    For our entire relationship, I was absolutely and irrevocably miserable. I can see now that you used me purely as a means to an…

  • APA Names Blog Editor

    The American Philosophical Association is starting a new blog later this year and has named Lewis Powell, assistant professor of philosophy at the University…

  • Crash Course: Causation

    A few weeks ago we started a new series of “crash course” posts here at Daily Nous. The idea is borrowed from Natalia Cecire (Sussex): to…

  • Applying Philosophy to Our Prison Problem

    How did the United States go from a country that incarcerated roughly 500,000 citizens in 1980 to one that incarcerates roughly 2.3 million today?…

  • One Philosopher Among New Ford Foundation Fellows

    The 2015 Ford Foundation Fellowships have been announced. Among the winners is Lori Gallegos de Castillo, who received one of the Dissertation Fellowships. Ms. Gallegos de Castillo…

  • Doing It All By Yourself (guest post by Elijah Millgram)

    This is the third in a series of guest posts* by Elijah Millgram (Utah) based on themes from his new book, The Great Endarkenment: Philosophy for…