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  • Philosophy Tag

    So we were busy. But it’s okay. It’s only a game, and that game is philosophy tag. When we were last in session, Michael…

  • Philosophy at Community College

    In the Tusculan Disputations, Cicero famously says, “Socrates was the first to call philosophy down from the heavens and set her in our cities,…

  • APA 2014 Guide to Graduate Programs

    The American Philosophical Association (APA) has released its 2014 Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy. The guide provides information on faculty, program strengths, placement, financial…

  • The Ethics of Friending in Academia

    In a column at The Chronicle of Higher Education,  David Perry discusses some of the complications for people in academic organizations using social media like Facebook.…

  • Oregon Philosophy Faculty Removed from Courses (Updated)

    “One by one, objecting faculty members are being removed as instructors of record for classes that they teach with graduate teaching fellows or classes…

  • Absolutely Gorgias Shirts

    Maybe that is overstating it, but regardless, the Daily Nous charity fundraiser shirts are still on sale (until Friday). All the profits from each…

  • 2014 Philosophical Gourmet Report Released

    The 2014 edition of the Philosophical Gourmet Report (PGR) has been released. The PGR is a reputational survey of a selection of PhD-granting philosophy departments…

  • Famous Philosophy Majors Poster (updated with new link)

    Catherine Nolan, a philosophy graduate student at SUNY Buffalo, has created a great poster featuring names and photos of well-known people who majored in philosophy,…

  • PhD Program Wikis — Information, Not Rankings (updated)

    Shawn Standefer has created a wiki of PhD programs in philosophical logic. It “provides an unranked list of PhD (and (eventually) terminal M.A.) programs…

  • Virtual Worlds and Video Games in Philosophy Teaching

    Do any of you use virtual worlds or video games in your teaching of philosophy, and if so, how? In conversation the other day…

  • T-Shirt Charity Fundraiser!

    Available to order now through Friday: the first (and possibly last) Daily Nous t-shirt! It’s a black shirt, all-cotton, that features a design with a…

  • Oregon Grad Students Warned of Deportation (see updates)

    The University of Oregon administration has told international graduate students that they will be deported if they join the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation strike,…

  • New Hires at University of Oslo

    Herman Cappelen, currently Arche Chair at the university of St Andrews and Director of the Arche Philosophical Research Centre, has accepted a position as professor at…

  • Allen Phillips Griffiths (1927-2014)

    Allen Phillips Griffiths, emeritus professor of philosophy at—and one of the founders of—the University of Warwick, has died.  Professor Griffiths worked in a wide…

  • The Most Disruptive Philosophical Idea

    On the occasion of its 85th anniversary, Businessweek put together a list of the 85 “most disruptive” ideas during the past 85 years. Containing some…

  • Separating Philosophy from Religious Studies and Theology (Updated)

    In research on higher education, philosophy majors, religious studies majors, and theology majors are often grouped together. This is because the questionnaires used to create…

  • New Center for Ethics and Education

    Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin) and Anthony Laden (University of Illinois, Chicago) are launching the Center for Ethics and Education, the chief aim of which is…

  • Bratman wins 2014 Quinn Prize

    Michael Bratman (Stanford) has won the 2014 Philip L. Quinn Prize. The annual prize “is awarded in recognition of service to philosophy and philosophers”…

  • APA Code of Conduct Interim Report (updated)

    The American Philosophical Association’s Code of Conduct Task Force submitted an interim report to the APA’s Board of Officers, and the report was approved by…

  • Mulhall on Philosophy and Culture

    This past October, Stephen Mulhall (Oxford), delivered the Grahame Lock Memorial Lecture, and it contains interesting reflections on philosophy and its significance in the broader culture: Sometimes…