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Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
New virtual writing groups for people working on dissertations in philosophy will be forming soon.
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Where the Philosophy Jobs Are Listed
Many people seeking an academic job in philosophy have the expectation that almost all of the job opportunities are going to be listed at…
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New: The Philosophy Teaching Library (guest post)
A pair of philosophers have built upon the approach to pedagogical materials of a highly successful philosophy course at the University of Notre Dame…
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21 Yale Philosophers File Amicus Brief on Case about Medical Care for Transgender Minors
“Amici are professors of philosophy who are trained to identify flaws in arguments. Philosophers assess arguments in a variety of ways, but most relevant…
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AI As History of Philosophy Tool
How would Aristotle have responded to Newcomb’s problem? What would John Locke have thought about end-user license agreements? What objection would Immanuel Kant raise…
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Thoma Wins 2024 Rockwell Prize
Johanna Thoma, professor of ethics at the University of Bayreuth, is the winner of the 2024 Elizabeth D. Rockwell Prize for Best Article on Ethics,…
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Online Philosophy Resources (Monthly) Update
The usual weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books was a monthly report this…
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Owens to Be Next Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy (updated)
David Owens, currently professor of philosophy at Kings College, London, will be moving to the University of Oxford, where he will be the Sekyra…
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Philosophy Job Market Report for January-June 2024
How was the academic philosophy job market during last season’s “secondary cycle”?
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Mini Heap
Links for the long weekend…
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Fraser from Oxford to MIT
Rachel Fraser, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, will be moving to the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts…
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One University’s AI Guide for Students, Written with the Help of AI
“When permitted, you can use AI tools for help but not to do the work for you.”
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Philosophers Among Recent NEH Grant Winners
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced its latest round of grant winners, and several philosophers are among them.
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When Your Semester Starts Without a Contract
In my inbox yesterday: “I am about to begin teaching tomorrow and I have yet to receive my contract…”
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Mini-Heap
Recent additions to the Heap of Links…
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Wisconsin Campus Closure Approved; Philosophers & Others To Lose Jobs
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted last week to approve the closure of the Waukesha campus of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.…
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The Collapse of Academic Marxism?
In an entertaining post at In Due Course, Joseph Heath (Toronto) tells the tale of the “death” of Marxism in analytic political philosophy.
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Robert Stern (1962-2024)
Robert A. Stern, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield, has died.
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Philosophers in Industry “Office Hours”
Members of the American Philosophical Association’s Committee for Non-Academic Careers who have PhDs in philosophy but who work outside of academia are holding office…
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George M. Wilson (1942-2024)
George M. Wilson, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Southern California, has died.
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