public philosophy
Philosopher Among Dutch Research Council Grant Winners
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded 78 researchers “Vidi” grants of €800,000 (approximately $943,000) to develop their research and set up research groups over the next five years. One philosopher is among the awardees. (more…)
Blowing the Whistle on John Searle
“I’m writing to you in the hope that you can shine a public light on the behavior of John Searle, a renowned academic in Berkeley’s philosophy department.” (more…)
Interview with Peter Hacker
“Philosophical investigation must engage with a significant part of our forms of thought and reasoning, with a large fragment of our conceptual scheme. Otherwise it is of little value to its author, and probably of little value to its readers.” (more…)
The APA’s New Strategic Plan
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has released its new strategic plan, which describes the aims and priorities of the organization. (more…)
Three Philosophers Awarded AAUW Fellowships
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently announced the winners of its 2021-2022 fellowships, and three philosophers are among them.
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Good Conferences in a Time of Pandemic—and Afterwards (guest post)
“The global pandemic has forced philosophers to develop skillsets and approaches toward the social side of our work that we otherwise would not have developed. Outside the bounds of the pandemic, that skillset can be used to help advance the profession in ways that might not have been evident to us before.” (more…)
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Philosophical Input on Transportation Policy
Can philosophers help improve transportation policy? Jonathan Badgley, an economist who works with the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) and who studied philosophy as an undergraduate, thinks so. (more…)
CNRS Commission Defends Roques in Response to Plagiarism Accusations / Update: Roques Dismissed from CNRS (updated)
A commission formed by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) has issued a statement defending a researcher in medieval philosophy against multiple charges of plagiarism. (more…)
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BJPS Launches “Short Reads”
Are you interested in learning about recent work in philosophy of science but lack the time to read a bunch of articles? Well, a new feature at the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS), “Short Reads,” may be just what you need, and may provide a model for other journals across the discipline. (more…)
Virtual Archive of Logical Empiricism
A new digital humanities initiative at the Institute Vienna Circle (IVC) at the University of Vienna provides an open-source archive of digitized materials from and on the history of logical empiricism. (more…)
Sunlight
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” the saying goes. It also causes sunburns. (more…)
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APA Announces Prizes and Honors
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several prizes and honors. (more…)
OUP’s Prestige Monopoly (guest post)
Oxford University Press (OUP) has an excellent reputation in philosophy and publishes a lot of philosophy books. That seems like a good thing, but are there reasons to be concerned by the publisher’s disciplinary dominance? (more…)
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Louis Charland (1958-2021)
Louis Charland, professor of philosophy, psychiatry, and health sciences at Western University (Ontario), has died. (more…)
Philosopher Wins Fellowship for Work on Mass Incarceration
The Whiting Foundation has named Michael Burroughs, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics at California State University, Bakersfield, as one of its Public Engagement Fellows. (more…)
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What Predicts Professional Philosophers’ Views? (updated)
A new study looks at correlations between professional philosophers’ philosophical views and their psychological traits, religious beliefs, political views, demographic information, and other characteristics. (more…)
“Penned Up and Forced to Listen”: On the Value of In-Person Conferences
There has been a fair amount of discussion of the future of in-person academic conferences. The COVID-19 pandemic has acclimated us to online meetings and events. Some have argued that online should be the new default for academic events, and have provided guidance and models as to what online conferences could be like (some of which predates the pandemic) and descr..
Journal of Controversial Ideas Publishes Inaugural Issue
The Journal of Controversial Ideas has published its inaugural issue. (more…)
“Incompetence”, “Arrogance”, “Misunderstanding”
Last month we had a very active post with readers submitting their “Philosophy Journal Horror Stories.” The following story, recounted by Nathan Salmon (UCSB), fits well with that collection. (more…)
NDPR to Publish More Reviews; New Editor Named
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (NDPR), the well-known philosophical book review site whose production schedule had slowed owing to the death of editor Gary Gutting in 2019, will soon be ramping up its publication of reviews, and will be doing so under a new editor. (more…)
Block and Phillips Win 2021 Lebowitz Prize
The American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK) have announced that the winners of the 2021 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize are Ned Block (New York University) and Ian Phillips (Johns Hopkins University). (more…)