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Should We Continue to Honor Hume With Buildings and Statues? (updated)
(UPDATE: This post, originally published in July, has been moved to the top of the page and updated with the news that the University of Edinburgh has decided to rename Hume Tower. See here.) (more…)
Lower-Level Course Materials on Race, Racism, and Protests
Philosophy professors who will be teaching courses like “Contemporary Moral Problems” this fall may be interested in adding a unit on race, racism, protests, and related issues that have been at the forefront of the public’s attention recently. (more…)
Controversy at Philosophical Psychology Leads to Editor’s Resignation
In December 2019, the journal Philosophical Psychology published an article calling for scholars to take more seriously genetics-based approaches to research on race and intelligence. Yesterday, an editor of the journal announced his resignation. What happened? (more…)
David Hugh Mellor (1938-2020)
David Hugh Mellor (known as D.H. or Hugh Mellor), professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, has died. (more…)
Shoemaker from Tulane to Cornell
David Shoemaker, currently professor in the Department of Philosophy and The Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane University, will be moving to the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. (more…)
A Resignation at Philosophical Studies and a Reply from the Editors (updated w/ comments from Cohen, Dembroff, Byrne)
Last week, Stewart Cohen, professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, resigned as editor-in-chief from the prestigious academic philosophy journal, Philosophical Studies, a position he held for 25 years. (more…)
Harris from Hong Kong Baptist to Colorado State
Eirik Lang Harris, currently associate professor of philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University, will be moving to the Department of Philosophy at Colorado State University. (more…)
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Charles Guignon (1944-2020)
Charles Guignon, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of South Florida, died this past weekend. (more…)
The Curious Case of a Quickly-Published Article (updated)
The article was submitted to a peer-reviewed philosophy journal on January 8th, accepted on January 24th, and published online on February 7th. (more…)
APA Announces Winners of Multiple Prizes
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has announced the winners of several of its prizes. (more…)
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Philosophers Among Recent NSF Grant Winners
The National Science Foundation (NSF) may not be the first place people think of when they think about support for philosophical research, but several philosophers are among recent winners of grants from the agency. (more…)
David Miller Wins ECPR Lifetime Achievement Award
Political theorist and philosopher David Miller of Nuffield College, Oxford University, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). (more…)
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Four New Hires at Aberdeen
The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen has added four people to its philosophy faculty this season. (more…)
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“I can do both these jobs. But can I do them both at once?”
“Is Aristotle a person, or is he a subject that you study?” This is a question from my youngest son, a star, a tap-dancer, almost eight, standing beside me in our living room as I conduct a Zoom class for my undergraduates. (more…)
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Benatar Responds to Student’s Accusations and the Reporting about Them (updated)
In March, 2016, a student at the University of Cape Town publicly announced that she was facing a disciplinary proceeding at her school because she called her philosophy professor a racist. I reported on the story here. (more…)
On What Philosophical Issues Have You Changed Your Mind?
Galen Barry, assistant professor of philosophy at Iona College, writes in with a question for Daily Nous readers. (more…)
Philosophers Newly Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced its newly elected members, including several philosophers. (more…)
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Why Ethicists Advising in Crises Should Take a SEAT (guest post by Per Sandin)
“For academic philosophers, being solution-oriented can be a challenge.”
Boonin & Singer Raising Funds to Reduce COVID-19’s Impact in Poorer Countries
David Boonin, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and organizer of the Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy for undergraduates, was hoping to get Peter Singer (Princeton) to participate in one of the seminar’s sessions. But he knew that Singer, who is a very well-known philosopher and in-demand speaker, and who spends a lot of his time working to ..