Daily Nous

News for & about the philosophy profession

  • On What Matters (and How to)

    Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, whose recent book, Plato at the Googleplex, has been widely reviewed, pens a column for The Stone in The New York Times on social…

  • The Philosophy of the Technology of the Future of Punishment

    Rebecca Roache, a philosopher at Oxford and a fellow at its Future of Humanity Institute, is interviewed at Aeon Magazine about the ways in which…

  • Ted Cohen (1939-2014)

    Ted Cohen, a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died. Professor Cohen worked mainly in aesthetics, the history of aesthetics, and…

  • Open Borders Day

    Today is Open Borders Day, which seems to be the creation of the people who run the Open Borders website. The site is well…

  • Philosophers among the 10 most famous people. Ever.

    The NY Times Magazine has an article on MIT’s new Pantheon project, which aims to map “cultural production.” According to it, the top ten…

  • Philosophy Majors & IQ

    If you were to rank undergraduate majors by average IQ, where would philosophy majors be on that list? Here is one such list, with…

  • Petition Asks APA to Develop Comprehensive Accessibility Policy

    Shelley Tremain has launched a petition asking the APA to develop a comprehensive accessibility policy and to create an advisory group to oversee its…

  • Philosopher App Store (Friday Fun — an occasional series)

    It’s Friday, and it is apparently a slow news day in the world of philosophy, so let’s make some fun. The Philosopher App Store…

  • Three Philosophers Win ACLS Fellowships

    The American Council of Learned Societies has announced the winners of its 2013-14 Charles A. Ryskamp and Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship competitions. Three philosophers are…

  • Epistemic Humility

    Ellen Fridland, a philosopher at King’s College London, reflects on recent upheavals in the philosophy blogosphere in this brief “Plea for Humility“. …in times…

  • When An Offer Is Rescinded Mid-Negotiation

    A candidate received an offer from Nazareth College, a small liberal arts college. She replied with a list of provisions that would “make my…

  • Is “Life” Useless?

    I have received lots of advice from friends about the blog, including “get a life.” Turns out this is easier said than done, since…

  • #tmi?

    You can follow Daily Nous via email by clicking “follow” at the top of the page. You can follow Daily Nous on Facebook by liking its…

  • Gillian Russell (Washington University in St.Louis) to North Carolina

    Gillian Russell, currently associate professor of philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis has accepted an offer from UNC Chapel Hill and will be…

  • Philosophy for Children: How To

    It has been said over and over that children are philosophers by nature. Less often said is that they aren’t particularly good philosophers. I…

  • A Discussion of Tone in Philosophy

    Leigh Johnson and Edward Kazarian discuss “tone” in recent discussions about issues in the profession over at NewApps. The post, as well as the…

  • Thirty Takes on Free Will

    You really have no choice but to check out this issue of Methode Journal featuring thirty short interviews with philosophers about free will. It’s…

  • Jobs Thread 2013-14 – Update

    Are you a philosopher who has been hired this past season? Or are you someone who has hired a philosopher? If so, you can…

  • How to Reject

    The job-seeking process in philosophy is, to put it politely, generally long and drawn out and tiring and discouraging and costly and anxiety-ridden, a…

  • The Royal Institute of Philosophy’s Youtube Channel

    There are a number of interesting videos of philosophy lectures collected on the Royal Institute of Philosophy’s Youtube Channel, including the annual lecture, this…