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News for & about the philosophy profession

  • The Ethics of Driverless Cars

    Would you buy a car that would drive you off a cliff, to your death, in order to save the lives of several pedestrians your…

  • “A Genius or a Crank?”

    Have you ever seen the obituary of Ludwig Wittgenstein written for Mind by Bertrand Russell? Quite at first I was in doubt as to…

  • Rutgers Students Protest Ludlow’s Candidacy

    The Rutgers University student group, Women Organizing Against Harassment, is leading a protest against Peter Ludlow’s candidacy for a job there, owing to allegations of…

  • New Appointments in Philosophy, from the PhilJobs Folks

    David Bourget and David Chalmers have announced a new service at the PhilJobs website called “New Appointments in Philosophy,” through which people can post information about the jobs…

  • Philosofict

    Philosofict is a free online magazine of philosophical fiction and poetry. Editor Ellie Farnsworth writes to tell me that the magazine “gives philosophers an…

  • News Scrunchie (Daily Mousse)

    1. L. A. Paul has a new article on the lack of rationality involved in hairstyle choices called, “What You Can’t Expect When You’re…

  • Martha Nussbaum Cuts Her Own Hair (Daily Mousse)

    With a remark that was at once completely unexpected yet in retrospect totally unsurprising, Martha Nussbaum, in the middle of a talk at the…

  • Trolley Problem Solved (Daily Mousse)

    After years combing through the details and knotty issues of the Trolley Problem, Judith Jarvis Thomson has come up with what she says is a novel…

  • Searle Awarded Lifetime Achievement Hat (Daily Mousse)

    John Searle was recently bestowed with a lifetime achievement hat by SCALP (Skull Covering Association for Lively Philosophers). SCALP, one of the oldest philosophical societies,…

  • Objections Raised to Chalmers’ Haircut (Daily Mousse)

    A recent conference at Paul Mitchell University took as its focus some new work on philosophers of mind. Dominating the event were several sessions on…

  • From Nous to Mousse

    A recent argument from David Killoren (Coastal Carolina) has convinced me to shift the direction of the blog. He writes: Case 1: You’re looking at the Daily Nous banner logo. Case…

  • Good News For Rutgers

    The Mellon Foundation has donated $1.5 million to create the first endowed chair in philosophy at Rutgers. This was supplemented by a matching gift of…

  • APA Members with Disabilities Respond to “Unfounded Accusations”

    Three members of the APA Inclusiveness Committee publish a statement “to correct unfounded accusations that the American Philosophical Association (APA) discriminates based on disability against people…

  • William Harper Wins Prize from American Philosophical Society

    William Harper, a philosopher at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University (London, Ontario), and one of the few philosophers (I’m assuming) to…

  • When Do You Write?

    This informative and well-designed poster illustrates the work habits and daily routines of a number of famous “creatives,” including Kant. If it is to be believed, Kant…

  • APA Central Seeks Continental Philosophy

    Janice Dowell, program committee chair for the 2015 Central Division meeting of the APA, says that the committee would like to especially encourage submissions in continental philosophy.…

  • Philosophy Talk’s “Community of Thinkers”

    Philosophy Talk, the philosophy radio show hosted by John Perry and Ken Taylor, is seeking help. “After 10 years of getting roughly 80% of…

  • Heap of Links

    1. A philosophy undergrad reflects on anxiety and racial stereotypes in philosophy teaching (via Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins, who shares her thoughts on the post here.)…

  • Philosophers of Food (Friday Fun)

    Think of a philosopher. Now think of that philosopher’s signature food, named in honor of said philosopher. What is it called and what is…

  • What’s So Good About Studying Philosophy?

    This piece in the UC Berkeley alumni magazine brings together the answers of a number of people, from current students to professors to people who…