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Six Techniques for Being a More Effective TA (guest post)
How can you facilitate more lively, interesting, and educational discussions in your classroom?
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Philosophers’s Annual for 2023
Which articles made it into the latest Philosopher’s Annual?
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The “Academic Great Gatsby Curve” in Philosophy
The “Great Gatsby Curve” describes the positive correlation between “income inequality” and “intergenerational income persistence” (lack of income mobility). An academic Great Gatsby curve…
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What’s Up With the World Congress of Philosophy?
The World Congress of Philosophy (WCP), which takes place every five years, convened in Rome earlier this month. The WCP typically has a very…
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The Philosophy of Science Association’s Excellent “Office Hours”
Here’s a useful idea from the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) that other philosophy groups should consider duplicating: the expert office hour.
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On the First Day of Your Intro-Level Philosophy Course
You’re teaching a lower-level philosophy course. Many of your students may be encountering philosophy for the first time ever on the first day of…
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A Different Open Access Model for Journals
Recent discussion of open-access journals and their financing prompted a reader to share information about a different model for publishers and journals converting to…
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John Woods (1937-2024)
John Woods, a philosopher well-known for his work in logic, and who held faculty and administrative positions at several Canadian universities, has died.
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JESP Moves to More Transparent Submissions System
The Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (JESP) has adopted the submissions system that was originally created for Ergo, which is known for being…
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Frege’s Ambiguous Legacy (guest post)
“We ought to ask ourselves, how did Frege’s claim to expertise in the matter of thinking fare, at that crucial moment when Germany most…
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A Way to Bring Environmental Issues Into Your Philosophy Course
A new initiative from Philosophers for Sustainability provides philosophy instructors with free “plug and play” teaching modules on philosophy related to sustainability, the environment,…
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Journal Created from the Ashes of PPA Gets Name, Editor-In-Chief (updated)
In May, the executive, associate, and advisory editors and all of the editorial board members of the influential journal, Philosophy & Public Affairs (PPA),…
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Hoefer Wins 2024 Lakatos Award
Carl Hoefer, Research Professor at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies and Scientific Director of the Barcelona Institute of Analytic Philosophy (BIAP)…
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Ergo Eliminates “Major Revisions” Option for Editors and Referees
Philosophy journal Ergo has eliminated the “major revisions” category of editorial response to submissions.
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Alvin Goldman (1938-2024)
Alvin I. Goldman, emeritus professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Rutgers University, and one of the most influential epistemologists of the past 50…
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Appiah Wins Kluge Prize
Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, is the winner of the 2024 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement…
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The 378 Most-Cited Contemporary Authors in the SEP (guest post) (updated)
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is one of the most widely respected online reference works. Many philosophers and students have found it to…
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