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  • Louis CK on Avoiding the Perfectionism Trap

    It’s one thing to be told “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” and another thing to, well, actually not let…

  • Five Philosophers Elected to Membership of AAAS

    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected its 2014 class and it includes five philosophers: John Broome (Oxford), Arthur Fine (University of…

  • A Library of Well-Reasoned Arguments

    Joshua Frankel wrote in to share a new collaborative opensource website project he and others are developing called Whysaurus. The idea is to create…

  • Inside Higher Ed Reports on the Stubblefield Story

    Inside Higher Ed has an article on Anna Stubblefield, the Rutgers-Newark philosophy professor accused of sexually assaulting a man (referred to in various accounts…

  • The “art” in Sartre

    Open Culture has posted the doodles of Jean-Paul Sartre (via Peter Gratton). While not as skillful as those of Jorge Luis Borges or as striking as…

  • What’s the Deal with NewAPPS and Other Blogs?

    Some of you may have noticed that NewAPPS, 3 Quarks Daily, and some other blogs are down. What’s up with that? Contrary to the…

  • Recent Work on Animals by Philosophers and Others

    Today’s Omnivore Blog features links to recent work on the treatment of animals, including pieces by philosophers Nathan Nobis (Morehouse), Daniel Hooley (Toronto), Ian Werkheiser (Michigan State),…

  • Professor Suspended for Photo of Daughter’s T-Shirt

    This is a very different kind of Game of Thrones spoiler. Francis Schmidt, associate professor of art and animation at Bergen Community College in New…

  • Philosopher as Administrator

    I believe it is good for academics to take a turn in administration. It helps them to see how institutions function, and to befriend the people in…

  • Jean Harvey (1955-2014)

    Jean Harvey, a philosopher at the University of Guelph, has died. Harvey worked mainly in political philosophy, ethics, and feminist philosophy. There is a more…

  • In Vino Veritas

    Since it is inevitable that cheesy colleagues and well-meaning friends will be regularly bringing these to all future parties and dinners, let’s hope that…

  • One Amazing Fake Barn

    A new kind of fake barn may be hard to spot. Not because it’s a fake, but because it’s sort of invisible. Of course it…

  • Markosian (Western Washington) Offered Senior Position at University of Illinois

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has made a senior offer to Ned Markosian, currently professor of philosophy at Western Washington University. Markosian works in metaphysics.

  • 100 Philosophers / 100 Artworks / 100 Words

    What a great idea! Aesthetics for Birds has begun a series in which 100 philosophers will each discuss one work of art in 100 words. 

  • More on the Stubblefield Sexual Assault Case

    As reported yesterday, owing to accusations of repeatedly sexually molesting a man with cerebral-palsy, Anna Stubblefield has been placed on administrative leave without pay…

  • Cognitive Decline and the Peak Age for Philosophy

    Speaking of video games, Starcraft 2 is a “military science fiction real-time video game” that is used in at least one classroom to teach…

  • Graphing the History of Philosophical Influences

    To cut a long story very short I’ve extracted the information in the “influenced by” section for every philosopher on Wikipedia and used it to construct…

  • Five Years In Philosophy

    Massimo Pigliucci, currently professor at CUNY and soon to be holder of the K.D. Irani Professorship in Philosophy there, takes the occasion of his 50th birthday…

  • Recent Developments in the Colorado Stories

    Inside Higher Ed has a fairly detailed article on recent developments on the goings-on in the department of philosophy at the University of Colorado,…

  • Sexual Assault Charges Against Rutgers-Newark Philosophy Chair

    Anna Stubblefield, the chair of the philosophy department at Rutgers-Newark, has been placed on administrative leave while she fights criminal charges that she repeatedly…